flatwater bill
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The term Colonialism has a very negative connotation, obviously. Did it also bring any benefit? From my recent trip to Namibia, I would say yes. I liked the church in Windhoek, the buildings in Swakopmund and elsewhere. Even the bore-hole. Without the ability to drill a well, the Country could not exist. Their healthcare, and even their system of Government. The colonial period brought a lot to Africa, some good, some bad. I don't know what the indigenous people of Africa are most proud of.....what they have achieved or built in the post Colonial period. Especially what they have built with their own initiative and their own funds. If they have, it's not obvious to me. Right now their are HUGE moves afoot by African organizations with palms outstretched toward North America and Europe. Rookhawk said it well regarding...."the Dark Continent". The phrase had nothing to do with melanin.....FWB