Ayeka - explain yourself young man!!

[Erik]

Africa is doomed. We were talking about this recently that, in our lifetimes, we'll probably witness the extinction of almost an entire continent through AIDS, tribal warfare, genocide, famine etc. I think it's AIDS though that will accelerate the death rate, and there are evangelists/missionaries out there preaching the word of the Vatican gospel.

Africa cannot support all the people that live there currently. If people would let HIV and all other disease roam free they would eventaully die out and the population that would be left could be sustained. But since that will never happen, yeah, Africa is probably fucked. Thanks, Christianity.

 

[Hell Mike]

Africa is probably not doomed. What do you think people said when the black death ravaged europe? Some people (Only or almost only germanics) developed a gene called Delta 32 which makes one immune to the plague AND HIV/AIDS. At least some africans will survive for sure. Africa cannot support all the people living there so the excess will go away (With a little bonus). Africa is the resource-richest continent on the planet, if the people there would just use it all instead of using a bit and shipping the biggest part of that to foreign lands, they would probably catch up with and evetually outrun many others in many ways. Personally I blame it (say it's thanks to) my pals stupidity that they don't.

Also, about the ice age; Technically we are still in the last one, plus I for one would hurry up and develop stuff that would help me survive if I thoughht another one was coming so I hardly think mankind is doomed there either. Probably a lot of people will die, but surely not all.

 

[JayKeeley]

Some people (Only or almost only germanics) developed a gene called Delta 32 which makes one immune to the plague AND HIV/AIDS.

Yeah quite fascinating how that genetic mutation occurred, and so quickly considering the bubonic plague only lasted about 5 years and yet killed a third of Europe. We can all thank the Chinese for those rat fleas...

Still, from what I've read, you need to have two copies of the gene to give complete immunity, and the only way to have two copies is if you're an inbred (to reinforce the trait).

Africa is the resource-richest continent on the planet,

It is? Other than precious minerals and safari package trips to Kenya, I'm not sure what you can get out of that disease ridden jungle.

if the people there would just use it all instead of using a bit and shipping the biggest part of that to foreign lands,

It's called third world debt....

they would probably catch up with and evetually outrun many others in many ways. Personally I blame it (say it's thanks to) my pals stupidity that they don't.

You might have two copies of Delta 32 after all.

Also, about the ice age; Technically we are still in the last one, plus I for one would hurry up and develop stuff that would help me survive if I thoughht another one was coming so I hardly think mankind is doomed there either.

What kind of stuff would you develop?

*Ice Age beckons and Sorath goes shopping for thermal underpants*

 

[Ayeka]

http://www.sciscoop.com/story/2003/10/9/2415/10382

This page won't load for me could someone be a darling and copy it here for me?

 

[JayKeeley]

Hmmm - not loading for me either right now. Try again later....

 

[Erik]

Ah, it worked earlier, guess the server is temp. down or something.

 

[Hell Mike]

Thermal underpants will be all that I need as I've already got stout socks stiched (or wtf it's called) from my grandma

Africa's also got coal, rainforests for coca-cola and McDonalds to harvest etc

 

[Ayeka]

Rainforests in Africa? I thought McDonalds did its scorched earth policy in Brazil?

 

[Hell Mike]

Yes, but Africa can be used as a backup

 

[NAD]

Fuck trees, I'm going to grow gills and breathe underwater.

 

[JayKeeley]

So you explain Africa as being the "resource-richest continent on the planet" with...

Africa's also got coal, rainforests for coca-cola and McDonalds to harvest etc

Coal!? What the hell are we supposed to do with a bit of coal? Run our steam engines? Keep our fireplaces warm? Are you sure that's snus you're chewing?

Africa's doomed I say. Dooooomed! Just give them more machetes to finish themselves off, and make Bush run naked through the streets of Mogadishu.

 

[Erik]

They've got diamonds, don't they...

 

[JayKeeley]

They've got diamonds, don't they...

Only according to old Tarzan movies. Otherwise they do have precious gems in South Africa, but that place is just as cruddy. The AIDS has spread even amongst the white folk that live there. And of course, all the white people in Zimbabwe are slowly being removed from their farms, and chopped up into small pieces. Sooner or later, you will die pretty vicously in Africa.

In hindsight, the Indians should be thankful for Idi Amin kicking them out of Uganda or wherever back in the 60's.

Did you know that Johannesburg is the murder capital of the world? I was there once back in 95/96, and there are traffic laws that insist that drivers keep going through red lights (as long as the way is clear of other traffic obviously). Reason being, the car jackers wait on street corners and just shoot you on the spot before driving away in your cheap rental car.

 

[Ayeka]

And of course, all the white people in Zimbabwe are slowly being removed from their farms, and chopped up into small pieces. Sooner or later, you will die pretty vicously in Africa.

So all the people left there are now starving to death they wanna be independant from us and look what ends up happening. Mind you, it was us white folk that put them in the shit in the first place

Did you know that Johannesburg is the murder capital of the world? I was there once back in 95/96, and there are traffic laws that insist that drivers keep going through red lights (as long as the way is clear of other traffic obviously). Reason being, the car jackers wait on street corners and just shoot you on the spot before driving away in your cheap rental car.

Heh, I was once at a forum where a South African dude who posted there denied this kind of thing ever happened. Mind you, this was the same forum that an Israeli denied that his country's army had ever shot children or fired mortars into hospitals

 

[JayKeeley]

So all the people left there are now starving to death they wanna be independant from us and look what ends up happening. Mind you, it was us white folk that put them in the shit in the first place

Yeah, ever notice how Africa is divided into a grid of countries without any recognition of tribal territories? Egypt is even at a perfect 90 degree right angle facing the Red Sea.

 

[Hell Mike]

Many countries in Africa are, just as the states of america, divided with straight lines. Easier for the invaders that way.

All my fact statements (Africa is resource-richest, that stuff about delta 32 etc) I got from the Discovery channel and THEY DON'T LIE!!!!!!!!!!11111

 

[General Zod]

Africa cannot support all the people that live there currently. If people would let HIV and all other disease roam free they would eventaully die out and the population that would be left could be sustained. But since that will never happen, yeah, Africa is probably fucked. Thanks, Christianity.

Just curious, why is Christianity to blame for Africa being fucked?

GZ

 

[NAD]

Missionaries, the Dutch, the English (I think), and others invaded to save those nasty primitive darkies from themselves. Colonization is cool. So is apartheid.

 

[General Zod]

It seems most of the harm currently being done to Africa is due to tribal fighting and the AIDS epidemic. I'm not sure what roles Christians have in this. Mind you, I'm not trying to defend Christians, and certainly not Catholics, rather I'm trying to understand the point.

GZ

 

[JayKeeley]

It seems most of the harm currently being done to Africa is due to tribal fighting

Much of which was caused after the British Empire (for example) split the continent up into a grid of countries - regardless of tribal territories that existed for a thousand years pr more. You see, tribal territories cross over country borders.

and the AIDS epidemic. I'm not sure what roles Christians have in this. Mind you, I'm not trying to defend Christians, and certainly not Catholics, rather I'm trying to understand the point.

Christians introduced the AIDS virus into Africa through gay Swedish monkeys...

...oh wait, no, I was thinking of something Sorath said earlier on. I think Christians don't help with the AIDS epidemic by telling the world that condoms don't help blah blah. And there are missionaries, evangelists, and churches galore voicing the opinions of the vatican to all four corners.