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[–] 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Culture plays a big part. But people don't like admitting it.

Was reading a book about the Congo and there was a Malaysian UN guy. He said this country fucked. He said colonialism had an affect on this country sure but it also had an affect on his. He said, in a nicer way, at some point they need to take responsibility for their country and short their shit out. They are responsible of the mess it's in. Seen another doc where a Chinese guy was building a road but he couldn't even buy gravel and in the Chinese words the local workers were lazy and they kept working a day, stealing stuff and not coming back. He seen a railroad the Belgians built that was in complete disrepair he basically said "look you inherited a functioning country with low crime, infrastructure and an encomy. You guys butched it all".

Just look at Rhodesia, South Africa and God knows how many other countries.

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