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> The wealthiest people tend to come from affluent countries with low poverty. How do you think the less-affluent countries became that way? By enriching the
by dventimi 2y ago
> The wealthiest people tend to come from affluent countries with low poverty.
How do you think the less-affluent countries became that way? By enriching the affluent countries, that's how.
- knome 2y agoLess affluent is the default state of things. It doesn't require a conspiracy or domineering other to create it. You can argue the more affluent countries didn't help the less affluent ones enough. But there is literally billions in aid that goes from affluent to less affluent countries every year. Unfortunately, aid is a short term fix for problems. The only real way to help them is to properly invest in them, which requires a stability that less affluent countries often lack.
- dventimi 2y ago> Less affluent is the default state of things. No it isn't. > It doesn't require a conspiracy or domineering other to create it. I never said anything about a conspiracy. > You can argue the more affluent countries didn't help the less affluent ones enough. But there is literally billions in aid that goes from affluent to less affluent countries every year. I suspect the less affluent countries wouldn't object to less aid and investment from the U.S. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iran_coup https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iran_coup https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB4/ https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB4/ https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB2/index.html https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB2/index.html
- Manuel_D 2y agoIncorrect. Most of the world's impoverished countries were even poorer 500+ years ago.
- dventimi 2y agoThe impoverishment has been going on for a long time.
- slothtrop 2y agoThe poorest countries trade the least with the rest of the world.
- dventimi 2y agoEven if that were true, which I'm absolutely not willing to accept without evidence, trade is not the only way that wealthy nations impoverish poor nations. There are others: war, political instability, environmental degradation, etc.
- slothtrop 2y agoSo don't accept it, I'm not going to run around doing simple searches for you.
- dventimi 2y ago"Searches"? Why would you have to search for evidence you already have in your possession, which surely must be the case? I mean, it's not like you would dream up a claim without evidence, is it?