Erik Prince, The Military Industrial Complex and The DR Congo
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Erik Prince, a former marine and an active Republican went viral with his views on Africa last week.
In an interview which was seen several times around the world, the highly unintelligent military contractor made the case for the recolonization of Africa.
For millions of Americans who are incredibly uninformed about Africa and its post-war history, Prince’s points will have been music to their ears, but to those who are better informed, they will have been slightly embarrassed by what they saw in that footage.
So why have I written this?
The Democratic Republic of Congo.
The United States of America has had its claws in Belgium’s only colony in Africa, long before self-determination became a thing among the natives.
And America’s wealthy elite saw Patrice Lumumba as antithetical to its aspirations to control the multi-trillion resources, which this troubled country had (still has) in excess.