Senegal unveils colossal statue of G.I. Joe and Barbie and some child

[DaShi]

Its good to see African countries can aspire to a whole new kind of crazy besides regular stupid rape/genocide/slavery/corruption crazy! North Korea was interesting but being the only show in town they got a bit lazy.

The African century

Can you be any more blatantly racist?

[Heraclitus]

Can you be any more blatantly racist?

Are you seriusly saying this statue isn't a waste of money?
Also the Soviet Union was plenty of LOLZ too. Yeltsin's Russia was less so. It was also crazy in the drug addict/collapsing economy boring way like Africa is in poveryt/civil war mode most of the time.



I don't really see race here, just general ****edupness of a region. I don't consider Jamaica to be ****ed up to the point of lolz and they are a black nation, so I think you are really just projecting here.

[DaShi]

Yes, because all African countries are the same.

[Heraclitus]

Yes, because all African countries are the same.

Since you accused me of racism, lets stick to Subsaharan nations. Compared to the global average they are *all* ****ed up.


a HDI map according to the UN


Which continent stands out?

[DaShi]

You are a racist.

[Riesstiu IV]

North America. Look how awesome we are!

[DaShi]

NA, Europe, Australia, and Japan are better than everyone else. Of course, now we need to determine who is the best among them.

[Heraclitus]

NA, Europe, Australia, and Japan are better than everyone else. Of course, now we need to determine who is the best among them.

Japan is superior. North America comes a close second in my opinion. Europe has pockets of ultra high development (Switzerland) but its mostly a lighter shade of dark green or even bordering Yellow (Balcan region)

[Heraclitus]

You are a racist.

Lol you keep reading into my words here pal, all I said was that Africa was the least developed contient which is empirically true. I did not comment on the reasons for this.



I think you are projecting your own biases here.



US blacks if taken on their own are like the 8th or 9th richest nation in the world.

[giblets]

Japan is superior. North America comes a close second in my opinion. Europe has pockets of ultra high development (Switzerland) but its mostly a lighter shade of dark green.

I thought you were going by HDI. What makes Japan 'superior'?

[Heraclitus]

I thought you were going by HDI. What makes Japan 'superior'?

A large number of people on a overpopulated island enjoying one of the highest Hight HDIs in the world.


Sure much of Western Europe is also some of the most densley populated realestate in the world but like I said much of Europe isn't that impressive.


North America comes second because while it does grant a huge population one of the highest HDIs in the world it dosen't have to deal with a high density of population yet.

[Az]

hehehehe stupid blecks building structures that instill hope, pride and unity.

*lives in a country that spends tens of billions on fast food and liposuction*

It's a cool statue, but this should be on the backdrop of economic progress and prosperity.

[giblets]

A large number of people on a overpopulated island enjoying one of the highest Hight HDIs in the world.


Sure much of Western Europe is also some of the most densley populated realestate in the world but like I said much of Europe isn't that impressive.


North America comes second because while it does grant a huge population one of the highest HDIs in the world it dosen't have to deal with a high density of population yet.

Wait, do you prefer a higher population density, all other things being equal? Or is there some thing you like about Japan that is caused by the high population density?

[Heraclitus]

Wait, do you prefer a higher population density, all other things being equal? Or is there some thing you like about Japan that is caused by the high population density?

I like well functioning high population density societies. They give me hope for the future.

[BlackCat]

This is bigger :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Our_Lady_of_Peace_of_Yamoussoukro