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Why is it that some former colonies of this power have done exceptionally well for themselves, and others, nearly a century on, still think about it every day a
by LAC-Tech 2y ago
Why is it that some former colonies of this power have done exceptionally well for themselves, and others, nearly a century on, still think about it every day and use it as an excuse for their lack of development?
- Cthulhu_ 2y ago> Why is it that some former colonies of this power have done exceptionally well for themselves Like which ones? Sure, the US (being former colonies) is doing exceptionally well, but off the backs of others.
- carlosjobim 2y agoThere's always an excuse. Many countries around the world and throughout history have been completely destroyed and then re-built by their people. They would also have a lot of excuses to remain in misery, but they decided to strive forward. The principal thing I wonder is doesn't get boring to not move forward? If you live in squalor, what does it matter if you blame yourself or blame somebody else? You're still stuck there in the dirt.
- LAC-Tech 2y agoLike which ones? Barbados, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Brunei, Botswana... the US (being former colonies) is doing exceptionally well, but off the backs of others. Ah so the poorer ex-colonies are simply too moral to develop. How noble of them.
- cyberax 2y agoLast year's Nobel Prize on economics was given for this very research! The TLDR; is that the countries where colonizers moved in to settle are doing better than the countries where colonizers moved in to exploit the natural resources.