I was sitting inmy World Regional Geography class bored, as usual, and taking notes untill someone behind me said something....
We were going over European colonialization of Africa and a student a few seats behind me asked why it was considered a bad thing that they destroyed an entire culture and enslaved thousands when it benefited the Europeans and could be a reason why we're so succesful today.
I was truly shocked that someone would blurt such a thing out in the middle of class. My professor and that student spent a good ten minutes argueing back and forth with the professor making the point that it was a bad thing because it ruined so many lives while the student argued that it was necessary for progression and that it required the cost of the Africans being conqured.
Personally, I take the side of my professor because, if you look at the state of cities in Africa, you would find that many of them are segregated with strong racial and religous tensions between the citizens.
Is it good to sacrifice the well-being of many to benefit a few?
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Take it easy for now.
- Joe
