Many people underestimate the brilliance of what the United States has done. Comparing Africa, with 1.08 billion people and a GDP in dollar terms of $1.18 trillion, can be instructive. California, for all its problems, has a much larger economy, with only 37 million people, that Africa.
The US itself, with 312 million people (less than a third of Africa) has a GDP that about 1,500 greater, or 4,500% larger, per capita.
36% of Africans – a population equal to the US, Canada, and Caribbean – live on less than 1% a day. That would suck.
Only 100,000 Africans are millionaires, vs. over 2 million in the US. They are the 0.1% in Africa, and virtually all in government or with ties to government.
America could and should have found a way to help the African Union bring 54 nations together. Now China is in a position to plunder, and Africa has already tried every form of socialism and communism possible. E Plurus Unum – out of many, one – America’s motto – is essential mentoring between superstates that America failed to provide.
Africa is the past. We hominids are all within 0.1% of each other in terms of DNA, and 99.9% of us are the descendants of emigrants from the Rift Valley in Africa, where the world’s smartest fish live.
Africa is the future. Humanity rises or falls based on what we do in and with Africa.
Above contributed/Shared by Alex Lightman on Facebook.
Renee Blodgett is the founder of We Blog the World. The site combines the magic of an online culture and travel magazine with a global blog network and has contributors from every continent in the world. Having lived in 10 countries and explored nearly 80, she is an avid traveler, and a lover, observer and participant in cultural diversity.
She is also the CEO and founder of Magic Sauce Media, a new media services consultancy focused on viral marketing, social media, branding, events and PR. For over 20 years, she has helped companies from 12 countries get traction in the market. Known for her global and organic approach to product and corporate launches, Renee practices what she pitches and as an active user of social media, she helps clients navigate digital waters from around the world. Renee has been blogging for over 16 years and regularly writes on her personal blog Down the Avenue, Huffington Post, BlogHer, We Blog the World and other sites. She was ranked #12 Social Media Influencer by Forbes Magazine and is listed as a new media influencer and game changer on various sites and books on the new media revolution. In 2013, she was listed as the 6th most influential woman in social media by Forbes Magazine on a Top 20 List.
Her passion for art, storytelling and photography led to the launch of Magic Sauce Photography, which is a visual extension of her writing, the result of which has led to producing six photo books: Galapagos Islands, London, South Africa, Rome, Urbanization and Ecuador.
Renee is also the co-founder of Traveling Geeks, an initiative that brings entrepreneurs, thought leaders, bloggers, creators, curators and influencers to other countries to share and learn from peers, governments, corporations, and the general public in order to educate, share, evaluate, and promote innovative technologies.
