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labbbb@thelemmy.club ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

But the USA and the European Union are, so to speak, rich, and China, India, Mexico and others are not very rich, how is this possible?

Even New Zealand is rich, but other island countries are not

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Wanderer@lemm.ee ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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 all 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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dragontamer@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Is it all culture or not?

Culture and wealth. But wealth creates better culture, and better culture makes more wealth.

Only Russia seems to be the only country doing things wrong in your list btw. I expect China, India, Vietnam, Nigeria, and Mexico to all be richer in 10 years than they are today.

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