Guns, Germs and Steel Part 13 of 18

Episode Three : Into the Tropics (Part 1 of 6)

So far, Jared Diamond has demonstrated how geography favoured one group of people -- Europeans -- endowing them with agents of conquest ahead of their rivals around the world. Guns, germs and steel allowed Europeans to colonize vast tracts of the globe -- but what happened when this all-conquering package arrived in Africa, the birthplace of humanity?

Can Jared Diamond's theories explain how a continent so rich in natural resources, could have ended up the poorest continent on earth?

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[hxcteenagekicks]

@Whitevoice14 If you believe that, do you also believe then that the white race is inferior to the people's of Asia. I mean the majority of science, medicine, warfare, mathematics, farming, writing, explosives etc were all invented by Asians, be they Arabic or Far Eastern. By logic the Europeans weren't intelligent they were just apt at copying the inventions of others and turning them on those who had yet to encountered such technology. Of course you don't, you just see what you want to see.

[TheSleeplessArtist]

@Whitevoice14 Of course and genocide didn't count? invading ones home to kill and conquer them? just by your username i know you are void of any logic but just now everytime a scholar sees your comments they cant help but pity you.

[monkeyface1969]

@Seanze329 I understand what point he makes, But where does the evil, barbaric, lack of respect for humanity comes from? So it's OK for a race of advance extraterrestrial come to earth and take away your land, have sex with your Mother and Sister. enslave the whole planet because they can? Really, who are you? do you actually know?

[monkeyface1969]

@Seanze329 How dare you speak to me in that tone of voice(text) And you question me about identity? Many around the world don't have real identity we came about through slavery.Where are the Arawak Indians who once inhabited the island of Jamaica? Exactly, If the white man stayed in Europe, all the indigenous people would still be alive and still have their culture rather then false feeding the masses with your pagan ,Vatican, homosexual, paedophile, ways of living..

[Seanze329]

@monkeyface1969 His main point is that, had the conditions been the same, any people would have done the same as the europeans. Just please, stay off of the internet unless youre going to actually try to learn something and share intelligent ideas.

[Seanze329]

@monkeyface1969 I don't know about you, but my ancestors are not who I am. I did not slaughter anyone, I did not ridicule any beliefs. Why do you speak as if you don't have your own identity?

[monkeyface1969]

@gunninlinguist The fact of the matter is this..

White europeans are bad minded evil satanic people. They have been this way from the very begining. They know nothing but to spread war,devide and conquer.

Now 2012 is at your door, you want to consult those same indeginous people whose ancestors you slaughtered and whose beliefs you once ridiculed. Take along hard look in the mirror and ask who/what am I?

[PatrickEngSU]

@hxcteenagekicks so engineers are smart? all they do is copy the inventions of scientists...

You are a moron and so is everyone who made your idiot scribbles a top comment

[maryamiscoolz]

i love his voice!

[666Godlessangel666]

@gunninlinguist The natives could. They just didn't. Not everyone has the same expansion motives as Europeans. He doesn't think anybody's superior. He was just demonstrating that different groups excel in different ways. The undercurrent is probably there because, you know, there is horrible inequality and human suffering primarily based on these events...

[gunninlinguist]

God I fucking hate this faggot.