Why was Africa (Black) conquered so easily?

Hypernova
Hypernova Members Posts: 1,227 ✭✭✭
edited January 2012 in R & R (Religion and Race)
what could they have done that would have prevented what we see today: (black) africans speaking portuguese, french, and the like

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  • fiat_money
    fiat_money Members Posts: 16,654 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 2012
    Were they conquered easily?

    But yeh, the answer is "weapons".
  • Bodhi
    Bodhi Members Posts: 7,932 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 2012
    My answer would be maybe more of what we need today: black/African unity and the keeping of black/African culture. To my understanding, some of it was divide and conquer but I'm not a history buff so I guess someone else can elaborate on that. Africans had unity and voodoo and took over Haiti
  • JASON221
    JASON221 Members Posts: 13
    edited January 2012
    Agree with aboveg.gif
  • TheIraq
    TheIraq Members Posts: 5,527 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 2012
    Guns and you know us ? can't stick together for ?
  • kingblaze84
    kingblaze84 Members Posts: 14,288 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 2012
    Africa wasn't conquered easily. The belief that it was shows a complete lack of understanding of history and geography.

    Exactly, Africa was the LAST continent evil white crackas went and did their damage. Africans also underestimated the extreme capacity of evil white men have.
  • Idiopathic Joker
    Idiopathic Joker Members, Moderators Posts: 45,691 Regulator
    edited January 2012
    BET was played throughout the continent
  • The Lonious Monk
    The Lonious Monk Members Posts: 26,258 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 2012
    I am ignorant and that's why I asked.

    ^and I know Africa isn't a country; I should have specifically typed West African and other(Black) Nations in Africa.

    Put it like this. The conquering of Black Africa went a lot like the conquering of the Americas. The Europeans came into the area, made nice with the locals at first, then once they got the foothold they wanted they turned on the natives and conquered with superior firepower. It wasn't a quick thing though, and as in other cases all over the globe the European success had as much to do with their treachery as anything else.
  • Rock_Well
    Rock_Well Members Posts: 2,185 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 2012
    bambu wrote: »
    5 steps
    In hopes to explain it
    One!
    Its me and my nation against the world
    Two!
    Then me and my clan against the nation
    Three!
    Then me and my fam' against the clan
    Four!
    Then me and my brother we no hesitation
    Uh!
    Go against the fam' until they cave in
    Five!
    Now who's left in this deadly equation?
    That's right, it's me against my brother
    Then we point a kalashnikov
    And ? one anothermore details can be found in books

    i love K'naan part, he came on tite
  • janklow
    janklow Members, Moderators Posts: 8,613 Regulator
    edited January 2012
    Africa wasn't conquered easily. The belief that it was shows a complete lack of understanding of history and geography.

    i think the term "easily" is being used here loosely. there's also a fair amount of "the unstoppable power of ancient Africa" notions floating around on this forum that may contribute
    judahxulu wrote: »
    guns, germs and steel. and of course the failure of the watchmen.
    ah, the correct answer
    Exactly, Africa was the LAST continent evil white crackas went and did their damage.
    technically, i do not think this is true, although it might depend on what you mean by "did their damage"
  • stillmatic_01
    stillmatic_01 Members Posts: 113
    edited January 2012
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    we had some victories

    what victory was this?
  • beenwize
    beenwize Members Posts: 2,024 ✭✭
    edited January 2012
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    we had some victories



    good one... This is an Ancient Egyptian victory. The Hyskos (white ppl) were kicked out of Egypt but later invaded it and stole Egyptian knowledge. The Hyksos became the modern day Jews. They were able to conquer because it was already preordained for them to rule for a season and they serve an evil entity.


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  • dalyricalbandit
    dalyricalbandit Members, Moderators Posts: 67,918 Regulator
    edited January 2012
    whips and chains
  • beenwize
    beenwize Members Posts: 2,024 ✭✭
    edited January 2012
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    we had some victories

    looks like they got this idea from Ancient Egypt...


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