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Should Whites Not Critique Africans?


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Meet Moses Ochonu, African History Professor at Vanderbilt.

Professor Ochonu wrote, "On Failed States and the Pitfalls of Western Commentary" on AfricaIsACountry.com

Watch the discussion on YouTube.

Although I think that our conversation is tame and reasonable, Internet extremists and hyper-sensitive people may bristle at something I say in the interview.
 
That's why part of me dreads releasing such a video/podcast.
 

In our 1-hour civil and lively discussion, we hit on the following topics:

00:00 Intro

01:00 Why did he write this article?
04:00 "This is Nigeria" song
08:00 B. Obama's tough love for Africa
13:20 The Danger of a Single Story
16:30 Racist critics?
18:00 Infantalizing Africans and denying them agency
19:00 Go where the facts lead you
22:30 Is the single story outdated?
25:00 6 Causes of Africa's condition
30:00 Is Balance always good?
33:00 Should we just blame the system?
38:00 Corruption in Sweden
40:00 Capital outflow
41:00 Moral consequences of corruption
46:00 How to become like Sweden
49:00 Balance vs. One-Sided
54:30 Liberal Guilt

To read Ochonu's articles visit:

- AfricaIsACountry.com

- His Vanderbilt page

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