Ever heard that someone "has more money than a small African country"?
That country would be Namibia.
With a population just over 2 million and an average household income of just $2,400.00/year, the Pitt-Jolie Enterprise may just have more money!
They haven't bought the country yet, but Namibia's government is giving them whatever they want so far - control over the country's airspace, denying certain individuals (reporters) access to the country.
In October of 2004, Mel Gibson bought an entire island. Maybe this is what Pitt-Jolie is trying to do with Namibia.
In the event that they do start controlling Namibia in more ways than they already are, whether through "buying" the country or just threatening to take their money elsewhere and manipulating the politicians, what will this do to global politics?
Bono and other famous people are investing a lot in Africa to help with poverty, violence, crime, famine, AIDs, and other diseases, many of which are curable.
Will people regret letting Westerners access and influence countries due to Pitt-Jolie and others who try stunts like this, taking over - to some extent - an entire region or country just for selfish reasons? Surely them spending money in Namibia will help people, but they appear to be there for their own privacy than anything else.
Will the reaction be to cut off access to humanitarians? This has happened before in China and other countries.
Like the warriors of the past, will those who overtake regions or countries, will celebrities or westerners begin to be the most despised?
It sure would be interesting if international politics began to revolve, in part, around individuals made excessively wealthy through the American economy, who have taken over other countries.
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