Why does the North American Media only focus on The Middle East and Ignore Africa?
Robert Mugabe the eighty three year old president of Zimbabwe is an old fossil whose time has passed. It’s only a matter of time before Mugabe expires. Now over 27 years ago Mugabe liberated the former “Rhodesia” from white British rule. And for a while Zimbabwe was doing very well. Zimbabwe was known as the “bread basket” of Southern Africa. However, over time money, greed, and a lust for power has clearly destroyed the respect the world has for Robert Mugabe.
Now not only is Mugabe a serious homophobe he also has an apathetic attitude towards the black people of Zimbabwe. It just goes to show no matter the race of a person when someone gets money and power many times people use their new acquired power for evil.
Mugabe claims he loves black people he loves his country well he sure is demonstrating how much he loves the African people. Mugabe was supposed to be a beacon of light for Zimbabwe he was supposed to become part of a new Africa. Mugabe failed to help his country grow into prosperity, improve education, health care, business. Now all Mugabe cares about is maintaining power.
The inflation rate is soaring in Zimbabwe the people are suffering and it doesn’t seem like the world cares at all. Oops I forgot the majority of the population in Zimbabwe are black so as far as the world is concerned blacks are at the bottom of the social hierarchy.
Remember over thirteen years ago the conflict in Eastern Europe with the former Yugoslavia? The European Union, America and the West rushed to that region because white people were involved in conflict. The reason why the West cared about the former Yugoslavia is because its a white nation in Europe. The former Yugoslavia is in the sphere of influence of the United States.
Although Yugoslavia is not a first world nation the whiteness of the nation gave it currency and importance to the Western world. And also remember over a decade ago the genocide and tragedy of Rwanda? Oops I forgot they were black as well so you know the world only gets involved when it’s too late. And people say the Western media is not biased or racist.
All we read about in the media is Iraq, Middle East, and Israel. I didn’t know Israel or the Middle East was the center of the universe? Remember though Israel has a large Jewish population so of course anything referring to the Jews is considered of higher importance for the occidental media. Well to be fair that’s all I ever hear from the American and Canadian media on CBC, CTV, CFTO, CITY TV, Global Television, CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS. It becomes a bit tiresome because I know there is more to the world then Israel or Iraq. I think the Canadian media is to blame as well.
All CBC ever does is talk about Israel this, Iraq that, and the Middle East this. If anyone knew better you would think the CBC was based in the Middle East and not Canada. I am so glad there is the INTERNET I am able to read about world news without the focus of some multinational corporation.
Remember the Middle East has oil the Western media is only slowly talking about Africa because the sphere of influence in Africa is increasing.
As you probably already know Nigeria is one of the biggest oil markets in the world. And of course America wants to exploit new territories because the Middle East is becoming a bit precarious for their self interests. However, the Nigerian government isn’t doing enough to help their people. Nigeria is actually a very rich nation the problem is very little of the money is going to the people. Once again black people not helping other black people. We go on and on and complain about whites. Yet what are we as a race doing to each other?
Nigeria has the resources to help their own people yet the Nigerian government are nothing more but a bunch of racist assholes that have no respect for the Nigerian people. And that’s why you read about the desperate actions taking place such as people getting kidnapped and all that bullshit. The Nigerian people are desperate because their government knows desperate people are a defeated people.
And now there are vigilante groups that are sprouting up attacking foreign workers because the people are angry but also because they want to make a political statement.
People wonder why Africa is suffering? Part of the quandary is because of the African dictatators are apathetic to the concerns of the African people. All these African dictators care about is filling their pockets with cash. Yet so many African dictators have lied to African people and told them promised them that they wouldn’t be like the Europeans.
If the world wanted to make a difference Africa wouldn’t be in the bad shape its in. Of course, the African people have to get involved but there are serious criminals in Africa that use rape, violence, and sabotage to maintain their power over the African people.
Yet sure enough the African dictators many with the support of Europe and America have stolen money that should be going to the African people. France has been heavily involved with their former African colonies and France is a big part of the problem.
And the European Union is a big part of the problem as is the International Monteary Fund. Stephanie Black amazing documentary called “Life and Debt” explores the problems Jamaica was having with the IMF.
The Western World is no saviour for the developing world. The Western World wants to maintain their supremacy they really don’t want Africa out out debt they just want to keep blacks poor. The West want to maintain paternalism foreign Aid is like a band aid it doesn’t solve the crisis it only maintains the status quo.
Another thing I find annoying is when the media give so much praise to these tacky celebs who clearly are not altruistic. Now that rock star Bono from U2 he is such a hypocrite. For starters, Bono did not want to pay taxes in Ireland on a percentage of his income and he transfers his money to a tax shelter in the Netherlands.
The Western media just reported the story earlier this year but certainly ignored it. I cannot take Bono seriously when he is a multi millionaire and yet he doesn’t want to pay taxes. Anyone who thinks Bono cares about helping Africa and not advancing his only public image doesn’t know better. As for Mugabe I have a feeling that old goat is going to get the boot and the sooner the better.
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Gayblackcanada 
Your blog is needed but depressing because it tells it like it is.
I hope you there is enough positivity and joy in your life to counter the negativity and evil that is in the world.
God Bless
Hello thanks for your comment. My blog tends to be serious because I think about race critically. I feel that the mainstream media has so much bias that I have to speak out. I think my blog is positive though I don’t view it as a negative. Its important to have an outlet to discuss issues that the public sphere chooses to ignore.
Hello I talk about a variety of issues on my blog that I feel the mainstream media ignores. I am a writer but there is only so much I can do. All I can hope is that people read my blog and if just one person decides to take action against racism and prejudice then that’s a good thing.
very interesting, but I don’t agree with you
Idetrorce
You say that for a time Zimbabwe was doing well. Have you heard of the Lancaster House Agreement? The country was prosperous prior to Mugabe as RHODESIA. Then during the war prior to Mugabe, the dictator of Marxist rhetoric, the country prospered. The seven years post Muguabe’s entrance and “Zimbabwe’s leader” was only good because the Lancaster House agreement was written to keep the country stable for a term of seven years in order to help the country from falling immediately when Mugabe took over.
Mugabe did not liberate anyone.
Rhodesia declared UDI Unilateral declaration of Independence from Britain in 1965. Ian Smith was in command. He was and African. Don’t forget that. He also understood African politics and culture.
He had been at the helm when Rhodesia was the bread basket of Southern Africa. European involvement brought development and economic stability to a place that was not more advanced than 600 AD.
I am part black. I am part white. I am a Rhodesian: two tribal groups in my blood, and 4 European nations. My grand father worked one of the biggest gold producers in the region.
Ian Smith would have done for us what Mr. Lee did for Singapore.
Mugabe is and has been a villain.
Minerals are so rich in that region that Britain refused RHODESIAN under Smith their right to independence. We held fast and we were independent — sanctions were imposed on Rhodesia LONG before the western world imposed them on Mugabe.
Singapore and Rhodesia declared UDI at the same time. Singapore got it without trouble because as long as Britain and the US could have access to navy and airbases near the Straits of Malacca, the lack of resources were of no interest to stay.
Rhodesia on the other hand had mineral of many kinds and lots of them. Infighting was likely promoted as a way to make us go groveling back to Britain for support.
But if you read Pan African trite, they make it seem like Mugabe was the hero and independence champion.
Rather, he is a black man who is not only racist against whites, but he commits genocide against his own countrymen of the same color just because they represent an opposition tribe. He is a tribal minded man with Marxist support who would rather see poor indigenous people go barefoot as he rides in his limo than improve the nation.
Ian Smith is unfairly labeled as a racist by this who DO NOT truly know then history of that nation. Moreover, they over simplify politics in that region.
To have the notions of President Carter that Rhodesia had to change in the manner that was forced upon it was ridiculous and wrong.
Where are the people who created that mess after the mistakes are blatantly obvious even to them? Or do they not have any interest in an after action review.
I’m sure that Rhodesia would have stability and prosperity had it been left to integrate into the present. If not for all, certainly a lot more people than today. The keys to prosperity for all rested on education. That was improving prior to Mugabe.
Dear orvillelloyddouglas,
I agree with you that the Western Media is dominated by interest groups and I feel very sorry for the situation and frankly i despise Mugabe. But i think you overshot your goal when you started making false accusations about the situation in the former Yugoslavia.
This had nothing to do with color; white, black, yellow, green or otherwise!
There was an intervention in the former Yugoslavia because of fears that it would destabilize the entire region as it had done many years before.
There is a saying:”Out of sight, out of heart”. This is unfortunately the case with the African continent. It is too far away for people to care. When it’s in their backyard, like the former Yugoslavia, then they care. When people get bombed or their interests are threathened, like the Middle East with its vast oil reserves, we care.
So, in short, it has nothing to do with color. it never has. The whites, as you call it, first estroyed the native indians before coming over to africa and getting slaves – which they did not take by force – in fact, it was black tribal leaders that “gave them” in return for commodities (where have we heard that before!?). Color has never been an issue!
It has always been about greed and self interest!
It is self interest that saw to an intervention in the former Yugoslavia.
It is self interest that saw to an intervention in Iraq
It is self interest that saw to an intervention in Israel (political power of jews)
It is self interest that saw to an intervention in Afghanistan
The lack of intervention in Zimbabwe, Sudan and Ethiopia is because the Western world has nothing to gain.
I’m certain that you are not listening to NPR or BBC radio at all. I’m hearing this nearly every hour.
Billy, I wrote the piece about a year ago and last year the Occident wasn’t talking about Zimbabwe. The crisis in Zimbabwe has been going on for long over a year. Actually the problems with Mugabe and this tyranny have been going on for many years in Zimbabwe. Only now the Occident are discussing Zimbabwe yet the United Nations and the Occident aren’t doing anything at all. The other Southern African leaders have a responsibility to do more. South Africa has a very important role here and I am ashamed in the South African government.