When you blame immigrants and you forget what you did in the past
People across Europe , USA and UK are protesting immigration.
In London, over 110,000 people joined an anti‑migrant rally with chants like: “Send them home.” Protestors called it a “cultural revolution” and said things like:
“We want our country back.”
France has seen far-right protests with signs saying “Immigrants out!”
In Italy , Matteo Salvini who is a former interior minister has compared African immigrants to slaves
A lot of countries that are the loudest about being “anti-immigrant” today are the same countries who built their wealth by occupying lands , crossing borders , stealing resources specially from Africa.
PART ONE : Africa before colonialism
Europe did not build Africa
Africa was not empty and was not waiting to be saved
It was home to some of the world's most powerful empires
example : THE MALI EMPIRE (between 1230 and 1600)
That was one of the richest civilizations in human history. And its king was Mansa Musa. He was known to be one of the richest men on earth
Timbuktu was a center of learning, with libraries and scholars studying science, law, and philosophy.
Or THE GREAT ZIMBABWE (between the 11th and 15th)
was a massive stone city built without mortar, showing advanced engineering.
It was a major trade hub connected to Asia and the Middle East.
Plus , Africa is the richest continent on Earth in terms of natural resources
• Over 90% of the world’s platinum
• Around 40% of global gold reserves
• Vast amounts of oil, diamonds , and many other rare earth minerals
But if Africa is so rich, why are so many African countries poor?
The answer is not culture, not laziness
The answer is colonialism
PART TWO : what colonialism did
They took all the good stuff like gold , diamonds and oil to make Europe rich
They changed the culture , Europeans acted like African traditions and religions were "backwards." So They forced people to learn European languages (like French or English) and switch to Christianity.
They also caused unemployment, Europeans took the best farmland and mines and turned it into plantations or mining operations. Local people who used to farm or run small businesses lost their jobs because the land and resources were no longer theirs
In many places like the Congo under King Leopold II who treated the country as his personal property, people were forced to work under terrible conditions
These are just a few examples of so many. But they are enough to make you think
“Isn’t that what they are accusing immigrants of? Causing unemployment, cultural change , being criminals..and so on”
PART THREE : why is Europe “the best place” now
When you mention Colonialism A lot of people reply with :
“Well that was years ago , it doesn’t matter now”
“We can’t fix the past so stop complaining”
“Every one benefits now , not just Europe”
The truth is : Colonialism did not end yet
Because it is still serving Europe
They are still controlling economic
Still taking African resources
France maintains financial control over several African nations through the CFA franc.
Multinational corporations extract minerals while local communities remain poor.
Europe development didn’t appear outta nowhere, it was financed :
And it all cost African lives
And that gives us the conclusion of : immigration is not a crime , it’s a consequence
People don’t leave their homes for fun
But Because economies were designed to serve someone else
And they wanna seek opportunities and have a better life
And they could’ve done that in their country if some other countries weren’t noisy
Till this day in Africa we are still forced to prioritize European culture and their languages. and they’re afraid of “culture change will change by immigration”
it’s easier for them to blame the immigration than to blame the government
And it’s Better to focus on current immigration laws and not history.
So before you throw your anti immigrant comments , think first
Why do they leave their countries in the first place
Because if your country crossed oceans to take land and resources , then people crossing boarders today are the problem
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