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Maxine Waters: “I think we should reject that kind of condescending description of the problems of Africa. We do not hear him talking…”

On the recordJuly 12, 2000
I think we should reject that kind of condescending description of the problems of Africa. We do not hear him talking about Poland. We do not hear him raising questions about who else flies jets. We do not hear anything about Africa. We know what that is all about. We are accustomed to that kind of condescending accusations coming to people of color. I do not like it. I wish it would stop. And I do not appreciate the fact that this is all that can be talked about when we talk about what we do or what we do not do for Africa. The fact of the matter is this country met in the big G-8 summit and gave leadership to the idea that we should do something about forgiving debt.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California
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Editor's note · Context

Addressing issues of debt relief and condescending attitudes towards Africa during a discussion on international aid.

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