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Why is it that all the ex Spanish colonies are pretty much 3rd world shit holes and all the ex British colonies are doing pretty well. Any causality??
by ensiferum 10y ago
Why is it that all the ex Spanish colonies are pretty much 3rd world shit holes and all the ex British colonies are doing pretty well. Any causality??
- doozy 10y agoZimbabwe, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Jamaica, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh... All apparently doing pretty well.
- nikdaheratik 10y agoSince both countries "owned" a good part of the world real estate at some point in their history, it seems pretty easy to cherry-pick and find something to support whatever point you're trying to make. The only real insight I've found is that colonialism is a bad idea and you shouldn't do it anymore.