At the seat of empire
Africa is forced to self/blame
Devastated and inflicted
A rich world inane
Full-spectrum dominance
Guarantees supremacy
A messianic empire cult worships itself
Solemnly
G8 leaders declare deliverance from evil economies
Self sacrifice for the good of lesser nations
In the name of misused concepts
Like freedom and good will
Charlatans
Proposing solutions from up on high
No acknowledgement for problems self/designed
I suppose it’s traditional, when empires celebrate
That its vassal states come to pay tribute and beg for deliverance
While troubles exacerbate
It’s a new partnership for Africa’s development
Placing the blame for her tribulations on herself
Winning a few crumbs of aid and extra debt relief
Poverty reduction strategies spell g.r.i.e.f
The continent's leaders tell the rich world what it wants to hear
Debt
The underlying problem
Her deficit is one component of a vast and growing globalism
Debt based banking systems aren’t mentioned
The consequences for national democracy are devastating
Debts discharged through more debt are compounded by the policing system
Rather than a self/correcting mechanism
African voters can demand a change of government
But cannot demand a change of policy
She accepts a burden she cannot lift
Whilst democracy in the motherland is meaningless
Until its leaders are prepared to challenge the external control of their economies
Embracing them are the authors of their misfortunes
Structural adjustment is the nemesis of her development
Nations
Dismantle state support and privatise their economies
In return for minimal concessions on trade and aid involuntarily
Promises to eliminate poverty failing so spectacularly in the rich world
Are forced on Africa with crippling impediments
The key constraint is climatic uncertainty
The continent's leaders absolve the G8 nations of all responsibility
Self/determination is an admirable goal
But without control over economic policy,
