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hobointhestairwell t1_j52b85e wrote

Reply to comment by Eggsaladprincess in The world is heading for a 'quantum divide': here's why it matters by Gari_305

I had the same thought but I think they might be referring to the endless proxy wars perpetuated by world super powers in the third and developing worlds. It’s not so much the people of these statues by rather the “tribal” entities at the whim of super powers.

Still, a poorly worded summation.

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freemyslobs1337 t1_j53622r wrote

No. They arent. Africa has serious tribal wars still going on. They are partially related to how they are treated by other countries BUT, they need to resolve these issues themselves. It isnt their fault per-se. Its kind of like a state wanting to secede, but way more problematic. Very different cultures exist in the same nations, and those nations often refuse to give those cultures lee-way, often even preferring genocide. That is a resource issue.

Basically, it is the same us vs them mentality that plagues us in the US, just a lot more extreme. It is individual cultures feeling like they deserve their own rule, and the nations they live in wanting all the resources, so fuck their feelings (instead of just allowing some level of autonomy for those cultures, but united in resources)

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