FM--Your math doesn't add up: "every American consumes 13.76% of all available resources" 300M times 13.76%?  .42% times 7.5B??  It's tough to see where you're trying to go with your simplified math. Rawandans and Botswanans fled to South Africa because after the French and Brits departed the rest of the continent, SA was the only place left with any workable form of self-governance. Africa was productive under French and British rule, proving it's not just the place, but the ability to govern that counts. Smart, fair people will make the best of their available resources, whatever they may be. But don't go looking for perfection, because it doesn't exist.