An essay by Kim du Toit on what the West can and cannot do for the people of Africa. Read with the author's permission. The original was written in 2002, but the relevant facts have not changed much. This essay was suggested by a commenter on my video, The Horrifying Moral Dilemma of Africa: https://youtu.be/qT2Kg23r-WM The original essay: http://www.kimdutoit.com/2017/05/05/let-africa-sink/ If you enjoy my work, please support me via http://www.subscribestar.com/zaklog-the-great or http://paypal.me/Zaklog Thanks to RG, Isaac V., DeadMessenger, Joseph L., Mr. Cannon, Charlotte S., Walt P., and Yehuda L. for supporting this channel. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiEjyNTQNd4

Nate and I discuss Rudyard Kipling's poem "Recessional," faith, and the fate of empires. See my performance of the poem here: https://youtu.be/MwCx6nxwk2I If you like my work, please support me via https://www.subscribestar.com/zaklog-the-great or http://paypal.me/Zaklog ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2bZ4Pywnr0

After reading Unsong by Scott Alexander, I've had chewing on my brain the moral problem of why the ends don't justify the means. So, in an attempt to clear my head, I present you with my conclusions. If you enjoy my work, please support me via http://www.subscribestar.com/zaklog-the-great or http://paypal.me/Zaklog Thanks to RG, Isaac V., DeadMessenger, Joseph L., Mr. Cannon, Anne H., Charlotte S., Walt P., Yehuda L., Byzantine General, JB14, Noy G d'Bizniss, and Eva R for supporting this channel NOTE: YouTube appears to be arbitrarily deleting some comments. I will receive a notification that you made a comment, but the comment itself may simply never show up. I do not know why some comments are allowed and not others. I cannot do a thing about this. I'm sorry. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNSnpTiJCQU

I've seen many other people posting recordings of poetry here. I appreciate your contribution, but could you please put some feeling into it? If you enjoy my work, please support me via http://www.subscribestar.com/zaklog-the-great or http://paypal.me/Zaklog Thanks to RG, Isaac V., DeadMessenger, Joseph L., Mr. Cannon, Anne H., Charlotte S., Walt P., Yehuda L., Byzantine General, JB14, Noy G d'Bizniss, and Eva R for supporting this channel NOTE: YouTube appears to be arbitrarily deleting some comments. I will receive a notification that you made a comment, but the comment itself may simply never show up. I do not know why some comments are allowed and not others. I cannot do a thing about this. I'm sorry. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvT5TKgZtPs