Mr Bush, Mr. Blair and now Mr Brown's sense of human rights precludes our people's right to their God-given resources, which in their view must be controlled by their kith and kin. I am termed dictator because I have rejected this supremacist view and frustrated the neo-colonialists. [2]
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Control over natural resources is framed as resistance against neo-colonialism.
- In plain terms
- We keep our resources instead of letting outsiders control them.
- What can you take from it?
- Local control of resources is a form of anti-colonialism.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who should own resources?
- Is neo-colonialism real?
Another view
Rejecting external aid can lead to economic isolation.
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