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yes that's why it's inhumane and relies on unequal exchange/exploitation of the global south while still backsliding on domestic welfare appeasement policies
by throawayonthe 5mo ago
yes that's why it's inhumane and relies on unequal exchange/exploitation of the global south while still backsliding on domestic welfare appeasement policies
- simianwords 5mo agoGlobal south is not exploited inhumanely. This ideology called "thirdworldism" or "decolonialism" is becoming popular but it ultimately fails on any scrutiny. The west has not got rich at the expense of the global south. Both have gone up .
- tao_oat 5mo ago> The west has not got rich at the expense of the global south What timeframe are you considering in this opinion?
- nine_k 5mo agoThe post-colonial time obviously, when much of the "Global South" has become independent states, thus peers, not colonies.
- throawayonthe 5mo agodo you actually believe they became 'peers' on equal footing? does them being 'peers' somehow prevent extractive relationships in a capitalist global system?
- unfitted2545 5mo agoWow. Tell that to the cobalt miners in the DRC.
- gruez 5mo agoDid "The West" cause warlords in DRC to exist? Even if you ignore the efforts by western firms to not buy cobalt from the DRC, it's questionable whether the DRC would be better if they had no exploitable natural resources. Neighboring countries without natural resources aren't exactly paragons of good governance either.