Comments on: How is South Africa a 1st universe country, intensely civilized, as well as a rest of Africa is not? http://travelbie.com/africa-middle-east/how-is-south-africa-a-1st-world-country-extremely-civilized-and-the-rest-of-africa-is-not.travel Travel the Traveller Blog Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:01:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Darron http://travelbie.com/africa-middle-east/how-is-south-africa-a-1st-world-country-extremely-civilized-and-the-rest-of-africa-is-not.travel/comment-page-1#comment-2386 Darron Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:39:07 +0000 http://travelbie.com/africa-middle-east/how-is-south-africa-a-1st-world-country-extremely-civilized-and-the-rest-of-africa-is-not.travel#comment-2386 mmmm... to say Swaziland is uncivilised is a clear indication of armchair travel and not real experential travel. No person who has visited Swaziland will conclude that it is uncivilised. I live in Swaziland and would not choose to be in in any country in the world. mmmm… to contend Swaziland is barbarian is a transparent denote of armchair transport as well as not genuine experential travel. No chairman who has visited Swaziland will interpretation which it is uncivilised.

I live in Swaziland as well as would not select to be in in any nation in a world.

]]> By: Adam http://travelbie.com/africa-middle-east/how-is-south-africa-a-1st-world-country-extremely-civilized-and-the-rest-of-africa-is-not.travel/comment-page-1#comment-2289 Adam Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:42:24 +0000 http://travelbie.com/africa-middle-east/how-is-south-africa-a-1st-world-country-extremely-civilized-and-the-rest-of-africa-is-not.travel#comment-2289 Well cape town was the first colony the British had in Africa, and it worked hard to keep it and develop it as it was a key port town. So Britain poured a lot of effort into stabilising it and industrialising it, and formed a country that could look after itself, so when it declared independence it could stand on it's own two feet, whereas other African colony's asked for independence when they had only just started with government, and therfore encountered corruption amongst other problems. Since the 1950's, South Africa has been able to capatalise on it's huge diamond mine resources to provide huge industrialisation. Lesotho and Swaziland are basically the lands granted to tribes of South Africa, but are civilised; they have good morals, were opposed to apartheid, and have strong foriegn relations. South Africa only got equal rights after apartheid, the seperation of Whites and Blacks for a very long time, till Mandela sorted it out, and since then they've been all for eqality so not to cause another form of apartheid. Surrounding countries are civilised and were stable, but their governments scewed them over, for example Mugabe destroyed the farming sector in Zimbabwe, driving them to ruin. 10 years ago they were doing fine. Well garment locale was a initial cluster a British had in Africa, as well as it worked tough to keep it as well as rise it as it was a pass pier town. So Britain poured a lot of bid in to stabilising it as well as industrialising it, as well as shaped a nation which could demeanour after itself, so when it spoken autonomy it could mount upon it’s own dual feet, given alternative African colony’s asked for autonomy when they had usually usually proposed with government, as well as therfore encountered crime amongst alternative problems.

Since a 1950′s, South Africa has been means to capatalise upon it’s outrageous solid cave resources to yield outrageous industrialisation.

Lesotho as well as Swaziland have been fundamentally a lands postulated to tribes of South Africa, though have been civilised; they have great morals, were against to apartheid, as well as have clever foriegn relations.

South Africa usually got next to rights after apartheid, a seperation of Whites as well as Blacks for a really prolonged time, compartment Mandela sorted it out, as well as given afterwards they’ve been all for eqality so not to means an additional form of apartheid.

Surrounding countries have been courteous as well as were stable, though their governments scewed them over, for e.g. Mugabe broken a tillage zone in Zimbabwe, pushing them to ruin. 10 years ago they were you do fine.

]]> By: Brazilian Dude http://travelbie.com/africa-middle-east/how-is-south-africa-a-1st-world-country-extremely-civilized-and-the-rest-of-africa-is-not.travel/comment-page-1#comment-2290 Brazilian Dude Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:42:24 +0000 http://travelbie.com/africa-middle-east/how-is-south-africa-a-1st-world-country-extremely-civilized-and-the-rest-of-africa-is-not.travel#comment-2290 South Africa is not a first world country , compared to most African countries South Africa is norway but it's very poor in comparison to Europe. South Africa is not the initial universe nation , compared to many African countries South Africa is norway though it’s really bad in more aged to Europe.

]]> By: mohcis http://travelbie.com/africa-middle-east/how-is-south-africa-a-1st-world-country-extremely-civilized-and-the-rest-of-africa-is-not.travel/comment-page-1#comment-2291 mohcis Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:42:24 +0000 http://travelbie.com/africa-middle-east/how-is-south-africa-a-1st-world-country-extremely-civilized-and-the-rest-of-africa-is-not.travel#comment-2291 Uhm, here comes another ignorant person asking stupid question. What do you call civilized? You westerners are stupidly ignorant! Uhm, here comes an additional undeveloped chairman asking foolish question.

What do we call civilized?

You westerners have been stupidly ignorant!

]]> By: springbok http://travelbie.com/africa-middle-east/how-is-south-africa-a-1st-world-country-extremely-civilized-and-the-rest-of-africa-is-not.travel/comment-page-1#comment-2292 springbok Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:42:24 +0000 http://travelbie.com/africa-middle-east/how-is-south-africa-a-1st-world-country-extremely-civilized-and-the-rest-of-africa-is-not.travel#comment-2292 As someone down there said, who are you to determine what is civilised??? That is ignorant, ethnocenteric thinking. There are many things about European and New World culture and history that are very violent, ignorant and barbaric. Let's see: the Crusades, Imperialism, Slavery!!!, the Holocaust. And Lesotho and Swaziland are beautiful countries with a similar infrastructure. Do you mean they have more tribal government? Is that uncivilised to you? Because it does not remind you of home??? South Africa did not rapidly industrialize. It grew as any nation did during the age of industrialization. The rest of Africa has similar nations that were economically thriving at one point too. Ghana is still doing very well for it's self. As someone down there said, who have been we to establish what is civilised??? That is ignorant, ethnocenteric thinking. There have been most things about European as good as New World enlightenment as good as story which have been really violent, undeveloped as good as barbaric. Let’s see: a Crusades, Imperialism, Slavery!!!, a Holocaust.
And Lesotho as good as Swaziland have been pleasing countries with a identical infrastructure. Do we meant they have some-more genealogical government? Is which barbarian to you? Because it does not remind we of home???
South Africa did not fast industrialize. It grew as any republic did during a age of industrialization. The rest of Africa has identical nations which were economically abounding during a single indicate too. Ghana is still you do really good for it’s self.

]]> By: Ekke http://travelbie.com/africa-middle-east/how-is-south-africa-a-1st-world-country-extremely-civilized-and-the-rest-of-africa-is-not.travel/comment-page-1#comment-2293 Ekke Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:42:24 +0000 http://travelbie.com/africa-middle-east/how-is-south-africa-a-1st-world-country-extremely-civilized-and-the-rest-of-africa-is-not.travel#comment-2293 South Africa is not a first world country South Africa is not the initial universe country

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