# Where would Africa be today if white imperialism had not happened? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [March 29, 2011, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-africa-be-today-if-white-imperialism-had-not-happened/576386 "2011-03-29T14:51:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 114
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-africa-be-today-if-white-imperialism-had-not-happened/576386/114 "2011-04-01T13:58:37Z")
> [@Chief\_Pedant](#): > > That this has not happened in Africa is a reflection of an innate lesser average capability, not an ongoing external conspiracy. > [@New\_Deal\_Democrat](#): > > Theories of racial intelligence are germane to the topic of whether or not Africa benefited from European imperialism. They are not relevant, I specifically said they were off-limits in this thread, and I’m sick and tired of every Africa-related thread being hijacked by posts from the two of you (and other users) using those discussions as a platform for your theories on the inherent inferiority of Africans. The evidence is lacking and your persistence has graduated from grating but civil to simlpy irritating. You’re both getting formal warnings for ignoring my previous instruction, and if you keep doing this in other threads, more warnings are likely to follow. This topic is emphatically off-limits in this thread, pro and con. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-africa-be-today-if-white-imperialism-had-not-happened/576386)._