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by pm90 2575 days ago
Uh..... no.

If China/India adopt and perfect green tech and export it to Africa, fucking awesome.

America is sadly too busy with infighting on stupid issues (Abortion, Gun restrictions , Voting rights... all important, stupid in that there still isn’t general consensus that these are all good ideas that should be adopted widely ASAP) while the rest of the world moves on.
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swarnie_ 2575 days ago
Any post critical of USA is universally panned on this site, careful now.

The point of my post is their not pushing green tech to Africa, they're pushing all the dirty industries they no longer want/need to tolerate on-shore.

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pm90 2575 days ago
And so the cycle of the industrial revolution goes, wrecking every country in its wake ....

I agree that seems likely, but the cost effectiveness of solar tech, mass transit etc. make me hopeful that Africa will take a different path to economic development.

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