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I love Africa and its people, dont think I want to dismiss the continent as a lost cause but if you want to compare the US with Africa look at one index that of unemployment, South Africa is looking at an effective employment of 50% while the US has effectively 0% unemployment. I dont doubt the US has problems but its way better governed than African states

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Two points: It is not useful to generalize “African states” because different African countries have different systems and qualities of governance. The current US system of governance has some characteristics that citizens of other countries would find unacceptable, eg the disconnect between popular and electoral college vote, the large amount of power of the presidency, the politicization of the judiciary. South Africa’s constitution and constitutional court on the other hand are widely considered an example of good governance.

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