I can show you the worst of America ,( with crack heads, cannibalistic sodomites, and the home less), the same goes for Europe... does that define America, or Europe -NO . I chose to see, what is constructive and positive. I chose to see , what is good about people, instead of the bad.... that will not change the bad in Africa, but name a country ,or a content that is Utopia? I don't think you can, but I KNOW, - AFRICA...
ANOTHER VIDEO THAT DEPICTS AFRICA IN A NEGATIVE WAY!!! ALWAYS SAYING SAVE AFRICA ND BLA BLA!! NEWSFLASH !! AFRICA DON'T NEED ANY SAVING!! IT'S THE WESTEN WORLD THAT NEED SAVING FROM MATERIALISM AND JUST IT'S HUMAN DISCONNECT!! AFRICA WAS FIRST , AND IT WILL BE THE LAST OF HUMANITY!
This is Africa, our land. Africa is the Alpha and the Omega. you guys dont know what you are talking about. You created wars in our lands for our raw material . The new generation of Africans is ready. we are taking over,.
@slydeky you are a little hype. to say that i (you encompassing people of the western world) created your wars is wrong in the first place. "i" didnt do anything, if i had it MY way, companies like Shell would never have been allowed to ravage your natural resources.
@slydeky And to make that generalization, that would be like someone not from africa saying that all africans are murderers and rapists because of all the genocide and civil wars going on in multiple countries, which isnt. So dont go being a hypocrite.
It's true that there is a lot of poverty and hunger in Africa, as in other parts of the world, but that is not all Africa is! I was in South Africa last summer, and it is truly one of the most beautiful countrys i've been in. I did see some poverty too, but South Africa, and the rest of Africa, is very big and diverse place! Offcourse we should help the people who are suffering, I'm just saying that that's not all Africa is about.
What an utter load of ignorant hogwash. I lived in West Africa for 16 years and didn't witness any of your so called nightmare continent. Quit seeing an entire continent out of misery tinted glasses - does it make you feel better about your mundane, western middle class lives? Being a hero? How can you solve a problem if you choose not to see all of its sides? Has it ever occurred to you that the continent would be in a better states in Africans were allowed to help themselves.
pls dont put bullshit videos like this and portray it as if it is only Africa. there is more to Africa than this, and we are tired of people acting as this is the only image that exists
@mamiyaa2005 That is true, but she is just trying to make a point. To show that there is hardship in Africa, and people that are more fortunate should help out.
I posted in the wrong order. My last post, which is the last one, is supposed to be read as the final. Start with my first post if you want it to make any sense. God bless.
We have to respect a Nigerian as a Nigerian, a South African as a South African and so on. We have to respect their individualities as a continent, and not treat them as one big Shit Hole drowned in problems. Ask yourself why these places are Shit HolesI can tell you that these places have become or turned into Shit Holes just to make your ass warm at night..Thank You!
Finally, I´d like to say something about this video: I believe its title, This is Africa, comes from the movie Blood Diamond. However, there is something wrong with it. Africa is not a country. Africa is the second largest continent with over 50 countries with different cultures, ideas, religions, languages, traditions, history and etc. The only thing they have in common as a contintent , is the fact that they´ve been struggling with hardships of life because of others.
. I wonder who you care about? Africa and the Middle East are two of the most woundes places on earth, and if you don´t give a damn about them, who do you care for? Lindsay Lohan and her drug problems? Again, both Africa and the Middle East have suffered a lot because of the money thirst of the western powers. I think you have realised by now, that caring isn´t helping anyone, which why you should ACT and CONTRIBUTE instead of blaming innocent people.
. You´ve to remember that Africa, as a contintent, is one of the richest places of resources on planet earth. However, they´ve never been able to make any profit of these valuable resources. This is why Africa is in constant war. You´re also saying that you care with the exception of Africa and the Middle East, since they´re both fucked up.
Kyle485465641: First of all, your people don´t pour money into Africa or anywhere else, they´re actually the ones taking away FROM Africa. There´s a simple reason to why people kill each other in Africa: Western powers put people against the government and cause civil war, which simplifies the process of taking advantage of their resources without using force. It´s a neat trick.
when i see a black i see a filthy half human animal deserving of complete genocide.
they are begging to be put out of the misery they are in. let us not govern over them let us not support them any longer.they are meant for extinction so says nature in her grandest of ways. let us help her complete her goal. this will not be the first subhuman race to fail at survival.
Ok, obviously you have no awareness of your surroundings. You guys need to stop the nasty comments. I don't see any of you trying to spread awreness. At least she made an effort to try and get the word across, that in some poor parts of Acrica people need the aid and help.The girl that made this video and I HAVE been to Africa. Stop giving her so much shit, because this girl is traveling the world helping the less fourtunate in 20 different countries. So cut it out with the cocky attitudes.
People don't care if they don't think about it. Or they have at least a superficial caring, some might cry some might send money but it still isn't anywhere near enough.
I think people need to go to Africa to understand Africa.
But what about tomorrow ? THey will need help again. Because we build schools and try to create work for them. Then we go away and its back to business as normal. Killing and stealing from eachother. Africans arent building civilizations and societies for themselves. Look how China became a world power by profiting from cheap labour for decades. This has been tried in Africa but didnt work. Africans arent a 9 to 4 working people. Sure its generalizing but what african country is not fucked ?
Do you really think a continent full of people living in harmony before colonialization could have come to this from any other factor? It's our fault, it's the world's fault. The uneducated masses of Africa are not to blame. It's the so called educated masses of the rest of the world who are to blame.
Thats such a naive myth. That africa was this utopia before europeans came. But ok.. that process has happened in every single country on the planet. Should my coutnry sit and feel sorry for ourselses because the germans bombed us 50 years ago or should we prosper and become the richest country in the world out of our previous powerty ? Many countries benefited from colonization. Like most of asia and hey.. USA is one big colony man.
Define benefits. Civil wars? Genocide? Someone please colonize Washington state I would just love to see it happen. It's not a naive myth, take GEOG 101, it'll cost you 300$ at your local Community College, then talk about colonization. And harmony doesn't necessarily mean utopia, as you have implied. Tribes had wars, like all human civilizations, but they didn't try to eradicate one another.
Did you forget Rwanda where 500 000 people were hacked to death over a couple of days because one tribe decided to remove the other. What about Somalia.. There are loads of this in african history. The slave traders.. Did the sailors go into the jungle and capture negroes? No.. they simply bought them from tribes that went into the jungle and captured other tribes. Its in their nature. Its always been like that. Even today a mans life is cheap in Africa. They simply dont build viable societies.
That's what happens when foreign bodies COLONIZE. African countries are marked by lines set up in the Berlin Conference. Tribes were at balance with one another and there wasn't mass genocide. But now two tribes who were at odds with each other were put together under one nation due to the Berlin CONFERENCE. When European countries withdrew from these countries they put one group in command. Which is like Neo-conservatives or extreme liberals ruling over the moderates (majority) in the US.
What do you think is going to happen when it's just decided, by a power that has no influence anymore, that one group should rule over the other without the say of both sides. Social unrest and injustice across the board. It's exactly like the Sunni and Shiite Muslims in Iraq. Shiites, which are the minority, are being put into power and of course there is a violent backlash in the Sunni community.
You are quite ignorant about how the world works. Seriously take my advice and take GEOG 101.
So its europes fault when we are there and europes fault when we go away. EVERY country went through the stages of colonization. which leads to civilization but in africa it didnt. You need to let go of the excuses and the slavery talk. its been hundreds of years. Europe had 2 world wars and were all bombed to hell and had our genocides. Do we sit on our asses and complain in powerty or do we rise to become the pinacle of civilization. We pour billions of aid into africa but nothing happens.
I admit I dont know much about this but I dont need to studyreligion or GEOG to understand that whether its muslim or other african countries... Their way of doing stuff doesnt work. Its broken from the ground up. I seriously propose civilized european and american governments are each given an african nation to govern. An impartial, logical, non corrupt entity that will set up proper governments in Africa. Becuase when the killing and corruption stops, every country is rich enough to live.
You are correct you know very little on the subject. The decolonization of Africa happened mainly during the mid 1950s and early 60s. Your parents witnessed this, hell you probably did if you are over 50. You act as if this took place a long time ago. It JUST HAPPENED. That isn't a significant excuse? That really shows your ignorance, so please stop talking about this subject. Just because you throw money at something doesn't mean it'll work. Remember the governments are setup by imperialists.
Excuse me.. didnt Europe survive 2 world wars that saw most of europes civilization bombed to shit and decades of powerty while trying to recover. Do we feel sorry for ourselves and get billions in support from other countries in Europe or did we rise and become the pinacle of modern civilization. Africans need to get over their slavery shit and move on. There isnt a single country in africa that takes care of themselves. Its a fucking disgrace. Is civilization not for africans ?
Africa needs to be saved from themselves.. which is why developed countries will always fail to "save" them. Africans arent a people that build cities or supportive civilisations. Every government in every african country is 100% corrupt. Africans think -today- and not tomorrow or what will happen in 10 years. My country has given countless billions since the 70s. Enough to build entire countries and support any willing civilization. Africa is a money drain that no country can help.
how do u kno thats all there is in on the motherland. Have you been there???? i lived there and u kno wat am tired of this bullshit!!!!! people always show the negative side and not the positive side of my africa
Don't be mad. check your inbox and you will find your explanation.
And this video Is not to show how terrible Africa is it is to make people want to help and really contribute to making a difference.
And yes I have been to Africa many times- South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Serra Leon, Egypt, Tunisia, and Zimbabwe.
PS My great great great great ancestors (way way back) were slaves that were taken to Italy that is were my last name came from- the town in Italy that they worked in.
Hi dear, thank you for the effort you are putting in at helping Africa to be a better place for its inhabitant and for the world. As an african, I really appreciate your effort but I think the issue that comes here is the Title of your movie: That is Africa. It is really shocking in the sense that it only portray the negative side of our wonderful continent. If a child from your part of the world has to watch it, He will think that Africa is only a place of tears, of death, of war and so on;
Africans do not need exterior help,they need interior help instead.Stop posting these negatives wars phenomena.. ,no one is dying of hanger in Africa,maybe in war period peoples can easily starving to death ,the same WW1,WW2,..etc...
B4 you post stuff like this about my motherland ,i urge you to go to Africa yourself ,and see what wee need,and what we dont need in Africa,dont just collect wars pics online.
Do you think Western donation is helping Africa?..NO,it making things worse instead.
I know that this is a month old comment on your part, but i would like to tell u that no madder how much money my people pour into that shit whole they will NEVER i repeat NEVER stop killing one another. So you cant really blame the western world for their problems. And since when is it our jobs to bail everyone out of their OWN PERSONAL SHIT WHOLE?? and just to let you know most of us do care, but the middle east and africa are both fucked up place. So dont blame The world cause u have problems
Ok first of all do u know what the hell u are talking about! I never said anything about the "western world" baling them out! second of all this video is not to inspire people to try and save africa but a little bit of aid can make a difference in a few peoples lives. That's the point. Thirdly I am half arab and the middle east doesn't have problems the "western world" created those problems, remember we have the oil! and lastly I don't have issues that I blame on the world I'm trying to help.
actually the west can be blamed almost as much as Africa.
1. insatiable slave trade
2. figure out we can exploit the Africans for their gold, tin, copper, cobalt, etc...
3. we put a dictator in power to get our own even though he is stealing money from his country so it turns on itslef and armies turn corrupt.
4. we're smart enough to move onto the guy that gets the current dictator ousted so we can get 1st dibs on the mining contracts. so yeah, it's kinda our fault.
see theres poeple like MRKOREA that are retartded and think for them selfes
this world is fucked up and people need to start fixing it instead of buying lambos and jets when theres little poor chillderen dieing of hunger if this happened to other countries and africa was wealthy enough to help THEY WOULD OF
What a fantastic and moving post. Great work. At the end of this it really made me stop and think. Here we are in the twenty first century and still this horror occurs. It is time it was stopped for good, and these innocent lives were given a chance to live a safe, healthy and prosperous life which we all take for granted daily.
Im From Africa so if we have famine its cause you americans came and gave it to us like you did the Native Americans. We were living before you guys came so we were doing some shit right.
God has definately left some of the lands there but not all of them I hope the Europeans take more responseibility for being the root cause many of these conflicts.And yes the United states too.
These people in Africa live in worst situation than rats!!!!
In other countries there are a lot of people in bad situations too.
But believe me what happens in Africa and other countries like Afeganistan is still worst!!! It's too cruel, if you don't believe me you should go to Africa and see how worst the things are there!
We all do something to help them, because they're humans too and deserve at least RESPECT and a LIFE, because what they have there isn't a life it's a hell!!!
@nathybeckham FUCK YOU STUPID BITCH!! YOU ARE GENERALIZING SAYING ALL OF AFRICA IS BAD! AND LIFE IS NOT HELL IN MOST OF AFRICA , IT IS BETTER THAN WHEREVER YO ARE! AND AFRICANS DON'T NEED YOUR HELP! HELP YOURSELF FIRST, YOU WORTHLESS WHORE!
There is SOOO much more to Africa then is depicted in this footage. We have to conciously share the postive aspect of this contintent. The truth is usually hidden behind what the media wants us to see
people...you do not have to be so damn rude! The next time one of you guys(The ones that are being rude, and disrespectful) i will go to your video and keep posting rude, mean, bitchy comments! so... STOP IT!!!!
its possible for this to be solved there is enough food, money and watever to fix this. All it is the greedy blacks that keep fucking shit up. We need to take control of these countries and we need to feed the people and build them homes
read back to most of the comments (the one i actually replied to) and i think you'll find i'm completely on your side! my comment was intended to be sarcastic, before you jump to any conclusions!
when i see a comment, that i dont agree with, i tend to be sarcastic about it and make them look stupid rather then just insulting them.
ok. but lets also keep in mind..Africa is a continent. It's not as if all African nations live with extreme poverty and HIV. regardless if 80% is affected.
Well of course their are always rich people, but the vast majority of Africa live in extreme poverty, and usualy babies are born with HIV cause of their parents, its very sad.
like the bushveld, wildlife, people, culture, language, scenery, and the overall feeling of contemptment you get from being there. if you dont know how much good can come out of this continent then fuck off and dont coment
overpopulation. believe it or not, it is not possible to feed everyone in the world due to the number of people alive now. we need the population to drop and then we will have enough food for these people.
All the warlords need a swift kick IN the ass, the EU, & Arab interests need a swift kick OUT. The people need to be trained & put to work building their own countries back up to the way they could've been, were they not raped, plundered, & turned against each other. There's still wealth there & plenty of strong people. There's still hope for Africa as is there hope for many other places. But coercive and decisive action is needed to pull the weeds and let the grass grow back green & gold.
and who can u blame for u been so stupid huh people like you have not heart and a brian that god[allah] has given u that u dnt use!! theres tooo many people like urself in this world i think flipopp123 is rite this world is sad, people like u will never understand!!
and it was way better until white people came in. how dare you fucking tlak aobut zimbobwe. fucking british invaded enslaved the people to mine, and massacered all the spiritual leaders and kings. the farms in zimbobwe were tkaing from there korupt government. and do you see couintries helping. fuck no. there all ignorant rascist fucks like you bchucks
Africa is so much more than this.i am sick to see you ppl portraying Africa like hell in earth.yes poverty exist but these ppl need help not ur pity or disdain things are changing a lot in Africa stop lying about this place.
i am from Africa and i guarantee you that it could be a peaceful place never in my life i've been confronted to things you describe here.there are just a few countries over 58 that have these problems.plz stop embarassing the human nature things are not only bad.
My dear tosstara1, fist please let me apologize if i have offended you in anyway, that was not the purpose of this clip. This clip was meant to inspire people to take action, not to take pity. you see I live in a part of the world where there is a lot of talk for efforts but nothing is ever done, and any money made towards these causes goes straight 2 the greedy men who 'run' the charity organizations.
so i know the reality, in Cameroon my country things are not that bad,i have been in Tchad too they are poor but hey life goes on and people still have their dignity
I just realized (about time) my earlier post might be taken the wrong way. So... It's a shame that Africa is treated in this way. It's a beautiful country, and seeing this is like being stabbed in the heart with a poisoned knife.
Still, despite it's pain, the beauty is there. Hopefully, it will continue to shine through the ugliness of all their wars, famine, genocides, and other troubles.
And hopefully better times will come to Africa soon.
Just think what all the money that was spent to do the movie Gladiator could do. A couple of children maybe could do a similar movie in their country and acheive their dreams.
I would love to comment but i know it would become a never ending argument with someone so ignorant. Africa suffers because of its history. Before the europeans decided to introduce slavery to improve their economy. Africa should not be to blame for it has gone through so much pain and suffering at the hands of others.
This video is haunting. Any person that can't see how unjust the plight of half the world's people is (Africa included) has lead much too privileged a life...The horror that so many people live through on a daily basis is inhumane!
You are obviously the least intelligent human being I will ever have the fortune of not meeting. You need to brush up on your history, and perhaps look in the mirror and see how racist and wrong you are.
i cry when ppl say that all humans are the same we are not all on the same humans are animals just smarter,and like animals we can come from the same common ancestor but as time passed we lived in different climates which meant we lived in different climates whites usually lived in colder places so they would plan ahead for winter to get enough food .africans do much planing cus they had warmer weather and more food,their brains didnt develope as fast leading to africas current state.
Hello my beautiful and courageous brothers and sisters. My heart weeps for your pain. Your tears have become mine. I pray for the day of peace, end of hunger, and your good health. Love, blaine
end of hunger .peace. ha well 6.5 billion ppl yea alot of ppl.and what the hell africans did this to their country and they kill ppl who tried to help them they should all die they are obviously a little behind in the evolution department.
Too bad all those people. Not only children but also adults.
Laola116 1 week ago
I'm so sick of the word "help". Go and do for yourselves you savage failure of a nigger race.
Moralvorstellung7 5 months ago
I can show you the worst of America ,( with crack heads, cannibalistic sodomites, and the home less), the same goes for Europe... does that define America, or Europe -NO . I chose to see, what is constructive and positive. I chose to see , what is good about people, instead of the bad.... that will not change the bad in Africa, but name a country ,or a content that is Utopia? I don't think you can, but I KNOW, - AFRICA...
samggjudy7 6 months ago
I BELIEVE IN AFRICANS!! THEY WILL SOLVE THERE OWN PROBLEMS, ALL THEY NEED IS US LIVING THEM ALONE !!
11mrjarjar 9 months ago
ANOTHER VIDEO THAT DEPICTS AFRICA IN A NEGATIVE WAY!!! ALWAYS SAYING SAVE AFRICA ND BLA BLA!! NEWSFLASH !! AFRICA DON'T NEED ANY SAVING!! IT'S THE WESTEN WORLD THAT NEED SAVING FROM MATERIALISM AND JUST IT'S HUMAN DISCONNECT!! AFRICA WAS FIRST , AND IT WILL BE THE LAST OF HUMANITY!
11mrjarjar 9 months ago
This is Africa, our land. Africa is the Alpha and the Omega. you guys dont know what you are talking about. You created wars in our lands for our raw material . The new generation of Africans is ready. we are taking over,.
slydeky 11 months ago
@slydeky you are a little hype. to say that i (you encompassing people of the western world) created your wars is wrong in the first place. "i" didnt do anything, if i had it MY way, companies like Shell would never have been allowed to ravage your natural resources.
chelseanicole32 9 months ago
@slydeky And to make that generalization, that would be like someone not from africa saying that all africans are murderers and rapists because of all the genocide and civil wars going on in multiple countries, which isnt. So dont go being a hypocrite.
chelseanicole32 9 months ago
It's true that there is a lot of poverty and hunger in Africa, as in other parts of the world, but that is not all Africa is! I was in South Africa last summer, and it is truly one of the most beautiful countrys i've been in. I did see some poverty too, but South Africa, and the rest of Africa, is very big and diverse place! Offcourse we should help the people who are suffering, I'm just saying that that's not all Africa is about.
novegan90 1 year ago 2
1:13 made me shit my self
400sean 1 year ago
Wow This is sad
XsnipexadrianXV 1 year ago
What an utter load of ignorant hogwash. I lived in West Africa for 16 years and didn't witness any of your so called nightmare continent. Quit seeing an entire continent out of misery tinted glasses - does it make you feel better about your mundane, western middle class lives? Being a hero? How can you solve a problem if you choose not to see all of its sides? Has it ever occurred to you that the continent would be in a better states in Africans were allowed to help themselves.
zeewann 1 year ago
@zeewann I sort of agree with you. I live in South Africa and although there is poverty it is not nearly as bad as is the western opinion.
WhiteZulu1992 1 year ago
Song?
BeanzyMate 1 year ago
Oh My God what an Ugly Picture of the Boy lmao lol.
Kellystarrr 1 year ago
@BeanzyMate are you kidding?
Jmondo101 1 year ago
@Jmondo101 what you mean am i kidding?
BeanzyMate 1 year ago
pls dont put bullshit videos like this and portray it as if it is only Africa. there is more to Africa than this, and we are tired of people acting as this is the only image that exists
mamiyaa2005 1 year ago
@mamiyaa2005 That is true, but she is just trying to make a point. To show that there is hardship in Africa, and people that are more fortunate should help out.
tammysings 1 year ago
I posted in the wrong order. My last post, which is the last one, is supposed to be read as the final. Start with my first post if you want it to make any sense. God bless.
hope0608 1 year ago
We have to respect a Nigerian as a Nigerian, a South African as a South African and so on. We have to respect their individualities as a continent, and not treat them as one big Shit Hole drowned in problems. Ask yourself why these places are Shit HolesI can tell you that these places have become or turned into Shit Holes just to make your ass warm at night..Thank You!
hope0608 1 year ago
Finally, I´d like to say something about this video: I believe its title, This is Africa, comes from the movie Blood Diamond. However, there is something wrong with it. Africa is not a country. Africa is the second largest continent with over 50 countries with different cultures, ideas, religions, languages, traditions, history and etc. The only thing they have in common as a contintent , is the fact that they´ve been struggling with hardships of life because of others.
hope0608 1 year ago
. I wonder who you care about? Africa and the Middle East are two of the most woundes places on earth, and if you don´t give a damn about them, who do you care for? Lindsay Lohan and her drug problems? Again, both Africa and the Middle East have suffered a lot because of the money thirst of the western powers. I think you have realised by now, that caring isn´t helping anyone, which why you should ACT and CONTRIBUTE instead of blaming innocent people.
hope0608 1 year ago
. You´ve to remember that Africa, as a contintent, is one of the richest places of resources on planet earth. However, they´ve never been able to make any profit of these valuable resources. This is why Africa is in constant war. You´re also saying that you care with the exception of Africa and the Middle East, since they´re both fucked up.
hope0608 1 year ago
Kyle485465641: First of all, your people don´t pour money into Africa or anywhere else, they´re actually the ones taking away FROM Africa. There´s a simple reason to why people kill each other in Africa: Western powers put people against the government and cause civil war, which simplifies the process of taking advantage of their resources without using force. It´s a neat trick.
hope0608 1 year ago
when i see a black i see a filthy half human animal deserving of complete genocide.
they are begging to be put out of the misery they are in. let us not govern over them let us not support them any longer.they are meant for extinction so says nature in her grandest of ways. let us help her complete her goal. this will not be the first subhuman race to fail at survival.
raynard88666 1 year ago
@raynard88666
Racist cunt. Atleast I try to keep it factual.
Janusha 1 year ago
Ok, obviously you have no awareness of your surroundings. You guys need to stop the nasty comments. I don't see any of you trying to spread awreness. At least she made an effort to try and get the word across, that in some poor parts of Acrica people need the aid and help.The girl that made this video and I HAVE been to Africa. Stop giving her so much shit, because this girl is traveling the world helping the less fourtunate in 20 different countries. So cut it out with the cocky attitudes.
tammysings 1 year ago
i love this song!!! :)
TheAdamvega 1 year ago
People don't care if they don't think about it. Or they have at least a superficial caring, some might cry some might send money but it still isn't anywhere near enough.
I think people need to go to Africa to understand Africa.
Adebay0r 2 years ago
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sexy1234 2 years ago
It is not a question of status. It is simply help for those who need it, and they do need it.
Adebay0r 2 years ago
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sexy1234 2 years ago
But what about tomorrow ? THey will need help again. Because we build schools and try to create work for them. Then we go away and its back to business as normal. Killing and stealing from eachother. Africans arent building civilizations and societies for themselves. Look how China became a world power by profiting from cheap labour for decades. This has been tried in Africa but didnt work. Africans arent a 9 to 4 working people. Sure its generalizing but what african country is not fucked ?
Janusha 2 years ago
Do you really think a continent full of people living in harmony before colonialization could have come to this from any other factor? It's our fault, it's the world's fault. The uneducated masses of Africa are not to blame. It's the so called educated masses of the rest of the world who are to blame.
greatestfool87 2 years ago
Thats such a naive myth. That africa was this utopia before europeans came. But ok.. that process has happened in every single country on the planet. Should my coutnry sit and feel sorry for ourselses because the germans bombed us 50 years ago or should we prosper and become the richest country in the world out of our previous powerty ? Many countries benefited from colonization. Like most of asia and hey.. USA is one big colony man.
Janusha 2 years ago
Define benefits. Civil wars? Genocide? Someone please colonize Washington state I would just love to see it happen. It's not a naive myth, take GEOG 101, it'll cost you 300$ at your local Community College, then talk about colonization. And harmony doesn't necessarily mean utopia, as you have implied. Tribes had wars, like all human civilizations, but they didn't try to eradicate one another.
greatestfool87 2 years ago
Did you forget Rwanda where 500 000 people were hacked to death over a couple of days because one tribe decided to remove the other. What about Somalia.. There are loads of this in african history. The slave traders.. Did the sailors go into the jungle and capture negroes? No.. they simply bought them from tribes that went into the jungle and captured other tribes. Its in their nature. Its always been like that. Even today a mans life is cheap in Africa. They simply dont build viable societies.
Janusha 2 years ago
That's what happens when foreign bodies COLONIZE. African countries are marked by lines set up in the Berlin Conference. Tribes were at balance with one another and there wasn't mass genocide. But now two tribes who were at odds with each other were put together under one nation due to the Berlin CONFERENCE. When European countries withdrew from these countries they put one group in command. Which is like Neo-conservatives or extreme liberals ruling over the moderates (majority) in the US.
greatestfool87 1 year ago
What do you think is going to happen when it's just decided, by a power that has no influence anymore, that one group should rule over the other without the say of both sides. Social unrest and injustice across the board. It's exactly like the Sunni and Shiite Muslims in Iraq. Shiites, which are the minority, are being put into power and of course there is a violent backlash in the Sunni community.
You are quite ignorant about how the world works. Seriously take my advice and take GEOG 101.
greatestfool87 1 year ago
So its europes fault when we are there and europes fault when we go away. EVERY country went through the stages of colonization. which leads to civilization but in africa it didnt. You need to let go of the excuses and the slavery talk. its been hundreds of years. Europe had 2 world wars and were all bombed to hell and had our genocides. Do we sit on our asses and complain in powerty or do we rise to become the pinacle of civilization. We pour billions of aid into africa but nothing happens.
Janusha 1 year ago
I admit I dont know much about this but I dont need to studyreligion or GEOG to understand that whether its muslim or other african countries... Their way of doing stuff doesnt work. Its broken from the ground up. I seriously propose civilized european and american governments are each given an african nation to govern. An impartial, logical, non corrupt entity that will set up proper governments in Africa. Becuase when the killing and corruption stops, every country is rich enough to live.
Janusha 1 year ago
You are correct you know very little on the subject. The decolonization of Africa happened mainly during the mid 1950s and early 60s. Your parents witnessed this, hell you probably did if you are over 50. You act as if this took place a long time ago. It JUST HAPPENED. That isn't a significant excuse? That really shows your ignorance, so please stop talking about this subject. Just because you throw money at something doesn't mean it'll work. Remember the governments are setup by imperialists.
greatestfool87 1 year ago
Excuse me.. didnt Europe survive 2 world wars that saw most of europes civilization bombed to shit and decades of powerty while trying to recover. Do we feel sorry for ourselves and get billions in support from other countries in Europe or did we rise and become the pinacle of modern civilization. Africans need to get over their slavery shit and move on. There isnt a single country in africa that takes care of themselves. Its a fucking disgrace. Is civilization not for africans ?
Janusha 1 year ago
Africa needs to be saved from themselves.. which is why developed countries will always fail to "save" them. Africans arent a people that build cities or supportive civilisations. Every government in every african country is 100% corrupt. Africans think -today- and not tomorrow or what will happen in 10 years. My country has given countless billions since the 70s. Enough to build entire countries and support any willing civilization. Africa is a money drain that no country can help.
Janusha 2 years ago
"He went to Jared's" actually means "He sponsors murder and brutality. The owners of Debeers should be jailed.
multicriticalentodo 2 years ago
Subhan `llah- all at earth is a painful segment to so -for jannah
maryamx5 2 years ago
omg where is god here dident see africa
where all the wrold dident see there is ppl dident have any thing this video touch me
dandaiv 2 years ago
Western world dont care about Africa at all. Cause of greed . uneducated people in africa are the main reason too..
Western world dont care about the third world at all. Thank God that most Of Arab people and middle easterners know this fact..
Its African turn to know this fact and to change it.
magedsy 2 years ago
how do u kno thats all there is in on the motherland. Have you been there???? i lived there and u kno wat am tired of this bullshit!!!!! people always show the negative side and not the positive side of my africa
nmcbrown 2 years ago
Don't be mad. check your inbox and you will find your explanation.
And this video Is not to show how terrible Africa is it is to make people want to help and really contribute to making a difference.
And yes I have been to Africa many times- South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Serra Leon, Egypt, Tunisia, and Zimbabwe.
PS My great great great great ancestors (way way back) were slaves that were taken to Italy that is were my last name came from- the town in Italy that they worked in.
SMalespina 2 years ago
Hi dear, thank you for the effort you are putting in at helping Africa to be a better place for its inhabitant and for the world. As an african, I really appreciate your effort but I think the issue that comes here is the Title of your movie: That is Africa. It is really shocking in the sense that it only portray the negative side of our wonderful continent. If a child from your part of the world has to watch it, He will think that Africa is only a place of tears, of death, of war and so on;
whaibra 2 years ago
Africans do not need exterior help,they need interior help instead.Stop posting these negatives wars phenomena.. ,no one is dying of hanger in Africa,maybe in war period peoples can easily starving to death ,the same WW1,WW2,..etc...
B4 you post stuff like this about my motherland ,i urge you to go to Africa yourself ,and see what wee need,and what we dont need in Africa,dont just collect wars pics online.
Do you think Western donation is helping Africa?..NO,it making things worse instead.
mars3400 2 years ago
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toy4runr54 2 years ago
I know that this is a month old comment on your part, but i would like to tell u that no madder how much money my people pour into that shit whole they will NEVER i repeat NEVER stop killing one another. So you cant really blame the western world for their problems. And since when is it our jobs to bail everyone out of their OWN PERSONAL SHIT WHOLE?? and just to let you know most of us do care, but the middle east and africa are both fucked up place. So dont blame The world cause u have problems
Kyle4854656541 2 years ago
Ok first of all do u know what the hell u are talking about! I never said anything about the "western world" baling them out! second of all this video is not to inspire people to try and save africa but a little bit of aid can make a difference in a few peoples lives. That's the point. Thirdly I am half arab and the middle east doesn't have problems the "western world" created those problems, remember we have the oil! and lastly I don't have issues that I blame on the world I'm trying to help.
SMalespina 2 years ago
So, instead of giving a title like yours I rather say ' THIS HAPPENS IN AFRICA'
whaibra 2 years ago
This happens in Africa But 'IT IS NOT AFRICA'
whaibra 2 years ago
actually the west can be blamed almost as much as Africa.
1. insatiable slave trade
2. figure out we can exploit the Africans for their gold, tin, copper, cobalt, etc...
3. we put a dictator in power to get our own even though he is stealing money from his country so it turns on itslef and armies turn corrupt.
4. we're smart enough to move onto the guy that gets the current dictator ousted so we can get 1st dibs on the mining contracts. so yeah, it's kinda our fault.
boom roasted
toy4runr54 2 years ago 2
@toy4runr54 Thats the 80s isnt it..
Janusha 2 years ago
because we r sovrapopulating the globe.
We are more than the world can take.
We have to grow our food with ogms cause we simply dont manage growing enough food in the natural way.
Cause every two seconds a man dies and 7 children are born.
That's why nobody cares about human lives anymore.
tubedebby 2 years ago
This video has so touched me! Well done!
Sayuri89 2 years ago
thats sad this world is fuckin scrwed up
babbs123456789 2 years ago
see theres poeple like MRKOREA that are retartded and think for them selfes
this world is fucked up and people need to start fixing it instead of buying lambos and jets when theres little poor chillderen dieing of hunger if this happened to other countries and africa was wealthy enough to help THEY WOULD OF
mohamudogc 2 years ago
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MrKorea 3 years ago
What a fantastic and moving post. Great work. At the end of this it really made me stop and think. Here we are in the twenty first century and still this horror occurs. It is time it was stopped for good, and these innocent lives were given a chance to live a safe, healthy and prosperous life which we all take for granted daily.
lozz016 3 years ago
Im From Africa so if we have famine its cause you americans came and gave it to us like you did the Native Americans. We were living before you guys came so we were doing some shit right.
poteetang 3 years ago
People deserve better.
ATrueSriLankan 3 years ago
grindcoreguy go screw your self homo
Zi555555 3 years ago
God has definately left some of the lands there but not all of them I hope the Europeans take more responseibility for being the root cause many of these conflicts.And yes the United states too.
smoky90210 3 years ago
These people in Africa live in worst situation than rats!!!!
In other countries there are a lot of people in bad situations too.
But believe me what happens in Africa and other countries like Afeganistan is still worst!!! It's too cruel, if you don't believe me you should go to Africa and see how worst the things are there!
We all do something to help them, because they're humans too and deserve at least RESPECT and a LIFE, because what they have there isn't a life it's a hell!!!
nathybeckham 3 years ago 3
I think youre true.
Last week a girl from my school class told for the first time why she came to holland..
She was scared there every day and she has seen her family and friends got murdered...
She was 8 when she got beaten up and had to watch how some man killed her dad with a knife.
She and her mother and little sister were used as slaves.
Now she is 17 and works and goes to school so she can work and send her family money every month..
She still takes care of her family alone
Beer035 3 years ago
@nathybeckham and yet they continue to breed at a rate higher then any other race,,,why is that, because their dogs
tubeyou44542 1 year ago
@nathybeckham FUCK YOU STUPID BITCH!! YOU ARE GENERALIZING SAYING ALL OF AFRICA IS BAD! AND LIFE IS NOT HELL IN MOST OF AFRICA , IT IS BETTER THAN WHEREVER YO ARE! AND AFRICANS DON'T NEED YOUR HELP! HELP YOURSELF FIRST, YOU WORTHLESS WHORE!
11mrjarjar 9 months ago
There is SOOO much more to Africa then is depicted in this footage. We have to conciously share the postive aspect of this contintent. The truth is usually hidden behind what the media wants us to see
EgYpTzEy 3 years ago
Someone must come and destroy all bad things in the world!
DEADHEADMUSICALR2000 3 years ago
the world is not sad, its just that there is allot of bad people in it
besides its there fault there starving
is the kid in 1:12 eating his hands??
SPARTACUSMAN814 3 years ago
Oh...yeah and someonecalleddean this music is the Gladiator soundtrack! I hope I have been helpful!
tammyblahblahblah 3 years ago
you have! thank you very much! x
someonecalleddean 3 years ago
people...you do not have to be so damn rude! The next time one of you guys(The ones that are being rude, and disrespectful) i will go to your video and keep posting rude, mean, bitchy comments! so... STOP IT!!!!
tammyblahblahblah 3 years ago
i dont see why the hole world wants to help this sick land
they have other problems to solve and they shoot themselves
maggus555 3 years ago
its possible for this to be solved there is enough food, money and watever to fix this. All it is the greedy blacks that keep fucking shit up. We need to take control of these countries and we need to feed the people and build them homes
Reevesy1989 3 years ago
and by the way, whats a 'scum bad'?
someonecalleddean 3 years ago
ok, first of all calm down!
read back to most of the comments (the one i actually replied to) and i think you'll find i'm completely on your side! my comment was intended to be sarcastic, before you jump to any conclusions!
when i see a comment, that i dont agree with, i tend to be sarcastic about it and make them look stupid rather then just insulting them.
of course i'm not a fan of hitler and terrorists!
someonecalleddean 3 years ago
can u tell me what this music is please??
peace x
someonecalleddean 3 years ago
the music to this video is lisa gerrard -now we are free
dragonxp 3 years ago
that happens everywhere that there are serious diseases and other ailments.
not just Africa. but the media only wants to pinpoint africa.
akbaby514 3 years ago 2
look up "Africa you never see on tv" to see the real africa
kydflash2 3 years ago
am so proud to be african i wouldnt wanna be from anywhere else.GOD BLESS AFRICA!!!!!
kydflash2 3 years ago 8
not every african is HIV + and starving.
akbaby514 3 years ago 3
80% of the population has HIV
speddemon66 3 years ago
ok. but lets also keep in mind..Africa is a continent. It's not as if all African nations live with extreme poverty and HIV. regardless if 80% is affected.
akbaby514 3 years ago
Well of course their are always rich people, but the vast majority of Africa live in extreme poverty, and usualy babies are born with HIV cause of their parents, its very sad.
speddemon66 3 years ago
no one ever shows the good in africa
induna7 3 years ago 2
like?
freshyfrsh 3 years ago
like the bushveld, wildlife, people, culture, language, scenery, and the overall feeling of contemptment you get from being there. if you dont know how much good can come out of this continent then fuck off and dont coment
induna7 3 years ago
Because no-one will watch it
bbccontentkeeper 3 years ago
overpopulation. believe it or not, it is not possible to feed everyone in the world due to the number of people alive now. we need the population to drop and then we will have enough food for these people.
AJ78910 3 years ago
how to drop the population: mass murder (Hitler and terrorists aren't so bad after all!)
someonecalleddean 3 years ago
... maybe some mandatory family planning if things get really bad, but killing people isn't a good idea.
AJ78910 3 years ago
yeah theres this thing called sarcasm, and am amazing at it! x
someonecalleddean 3 years ago
There is more to Africa than starving kids. There is another side of Africa that no one ever shows.
lordblazer 3 years ago
All the warlords need a swift kick IN the ass, the EU, & Arab interests need a swift kick OUT. The people need to be trained & put to work building their own countries back up to the way they could've been, were they not raped, plundered, & turned against each other. There's still wealth there & plenty of strong people. There's still hope for Africa as is there hope for many other places. But coercive and decisive action is needed to pull the weeds and let the grass grow back green & gold.
TaichouInkei 3 years ago
OMG theres the answer! you'v saved the world!
someonecalleddean 3 years ago
Don't wait or it'll be too late...
It's to late yet!
Feeding those poor people wouldn't seems helping them. It would just make their agony more longer.
dudits01 4 years ago
NO the world is great! =D
Beer035 4 years ago
what if this happened to you and your all being so selfish about it, i would want help. Wouldn't you?
cutegirl1323 4 years ago
its a sad sad world... we will never understand
filpoppy123 4 years ago
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ITS THEIR FALT THIER STARVI
mccloskeyboyz 4 years ago
STARVING
mccloskeyboyz 4 years ago
and who can u blame for u been so stupid huh people like you have not heart and a brian that god[allah] has given u that u dnt use!! theres tooo many people like urself in this world i think flipopp123 is rite this world is sad, people like u will never understand!!
billaaaaaa 4 years ago
and it was way better until white people came in. how dare you fucking tlak aobut zimbobwe. fucking british invaded enslaved the people to mine, and massacered all the spiritual leaders and kings. the farms in zimbobwe were tkaing from there korupt government. and do you see couintries helping. fuck no. there all ignorant rascist fucks like you bchucks
mikesdjftr 4 years ago
Why are you not in Zimbabwe helping them rebuild their country?
thelittlealien 4 years ago
you need to stop to show these kind of bullshit
Africa is so much more than this.i am sick to see you ppl portraying Africa like hell in earth.yes poverty exist but these ppl need help not ur pity or disdain things are changing a lot in Africa stop lying about this place.
tosstara1 4 years ago
i am from Africa and i guarantee you that it could be a peaceful place never in my life i've been confronted to things you describe here.there are just a few countries over 58 that have these problems.plz stop embarassing the human nature things are not only bad.
tosstara1 4 years ago
My dear tosstara1, fist please let me apologize if i have offended you in anyway, that was not the purpose of this clip. This clip was meant to inspire people to take action, not to take pity. you see I live in a part of the world where there is a lot of talk for efforts but nothing is ever done, and any money made towards these causes goes straight 2 the greedy men who 'run' the charity organizations.
SMalespina 4 years ago
This video is to inspire ordinary people to take action for something they feel passion towards.
SMalespina 4 years ago
alot of it is like this really peaceful. but very poor. do you live there
mikesdjftr 4 years ago
no but i lived here till i was 20
so i know the reality, in Cameroon my country things are not that bad,i have been in Tchad too they are poor but hey life goes on and people still have their dignity
tosstara1 4 years ago
i was in zimbobwe as its suffering right now.
mikesdjftr 4 years ago
DerrickCole, Africa is a continent.
dmesswit 4 years ago
....yeah, you're right. Why the hell did I write "country"? I must've been drunk or something. Sheesh. But you get my point, anyway, hehe.
DerrickCole 4 years ago
I just realized (about time) my earlier post might be taken the wrong way. So... It's a shame that Africa is treated in this way. It's a beautiful country, and seeing this is like being stabbed in the heart with a poisoned knife.
Still, despite it's pain, the beauty is there. Hopefully, it will continue to shine through the ugliness of all their wars, famine, genocides, and other troubles.
And hopefully better times will come to Africa soon.
DerrickCole 4 years ago
Not in our lifetime i'm afraid.
thelittlealien 4 years ago
Just think what all the money that was spent to do the movie Gladiator could do. A couple of children maybe could do a similar movie in their country and acheive their dreams.
Eriknorr 4 years ago 7
Slavery, harassment, murder. We destroyed Africa.
Eriknorr 4 years ago
I would love to comment but i know it would become a never ending argument with someone so ignorant. Africa suffers because of its history. Before the europeans decided to introduce slavery to improve their economy. Africa should not be to blame for it has gone through so much pain and suffering at the hands of others.
123itsme10 4 years ago
This video is haunting. Any person that can't see how unjust the plight of half the world's people is (Africa included) has lead much too privileged a life...The horror that so many people live through on a daily basis is inhumane!
cassmhb 4 years ago
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fuck these useless niggers
sexyjoanie 4 years ago
My gawd, this vid is great.
I love Africa. When I get enough dough, I'm going to move there.
DerrickCole 4 years ago
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bluestump 4 years ago
You are obviously the least intelligent human being I will ever have the fortune of not meeting. You need to brush up on your history, and perhaps look in the mirror and see how racist and wrong you are.
DWizz87 4 years ago
enya's song
bridi2006 4 years ago
SSSOOOPPPHHIIIAAA!!! This is an amazing video, well done! It really gets the point across.
love Eleanor xxxx
p.s i told you i'd comment ^^
ThoughtsInfected 4 years ago
Nobody understands. Nobody can.
Africa has always been a Hell on Earth. Always.
No amount of UN or medical help would change that.
In Africa, you meet violence with violence.
Depends on who you inflict it on...the innocent or the guilty?
CMY187 4 years ago
oh that is a very good video can me comeone say what is this for song?
EvErTuPacAmAruShaKur 4 years ago
the music to this video is lisa gerrard -now we are free
dragonxp 3 years ago
oh right yeah, thank you! x
someonecalleddean 3 years ago
i cry when ppl say that all humans are the same we are not all on the same humans are animals just smarter,and like animals we can come from the same common ancestor but as time passed we lived in different climates which meant we lived in different climates whites usually lived in colder places so they would plan ahead for winter to get enough food .africans do much planing cus they had warmer weather and more food,their brains didnt develope as fast leading to africas current state.
one80ds 4 years ago
beautiful. I have to cry when I think about children who suffer so much
AstroFloyd 4 years ago
Hello my beautiful and courageous brothers and sisters. My heart weeps for your pain. Your tears have become mine. I pray for the day of peace, end of hunger, and your good health. Love, blaine
sloopy312 4 years ago 2
end of hunger .peace. ha well 6.5 billion ppl yea alot of ppl.and what the hell africans did this to their country and they kill ppl who tried to help them they should all die they are obviously a little behind in the evolution department.
one80ds 4 years ago
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bluestump 4 years ago
Tell it to the Europeans, the US had nothing to do with it.
botchalism 4 years ago