THE CAPITALIST NIGER
whatever make it is, because we perfectly well know that we don’t own the companies that produce the
cars, more so the Japanese cars. Mind you, I have nothing against the Japanese. They make some of the
best consumer products. But I must say unequivocally that if I had my own way, no Black man or woman
would ever spend a penny of their money buying a Japanese product. I don’t intend to reward a people
who believe sincerely that I am inferior to them, and their leaders have said so umpteen times. You will
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especially have to forego the use of your Lexus, BMW, Jaguar or Mercedes-Benz – they cause a great
deal of trouble for our people. The use of these cars in Africa is obscene – in a continent where the
average per capita income and the standard of living are the lowest, you have the so-called nouveau
riche displaying their flagrant spending with these cars. So much of this money could have been used for
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