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Can't they do any better? In current year we still have countries stuck in the fucking middle ages and passing out death and destruction to its peoples like it was candy. What the actual fuck?
Why are there so many shithole countries?
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That was a massive dick move if you watch the movie. The black translator could speak chinese, french and some English I think, and worked as hard as anyone. I get the chink is frustrated 'cause getting shit done was impossible and his living conditions were harsh, but just shit talking his country in front of him (one of the few competent Congolese) was a dick move like it was the translator's fault Congo is a shithole.
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Nah, it's awesome, dude. You've got to put them down, erase their self esteem.
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That translator was a nice dude. You talk half that shit about america to a rural american and you'll be strangled with an american flag, hanged from a pole and have your dead mouth stuffed with apple pie for the town to see. Cops will probably help with the hanging.
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Well, Americans are their own master - that black guy is owned by the Chinese.
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Jarolleon
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Because your point of reference is probably one of the top 10% of countries. Modern civilisation is a very difficult thing to get right. Plus the big model everyone looked to (the US) mainly works because of Anglo-Saxon cultural inheritance, so you can't just copy-paste and expect to do well, but most of the world is too PC to realise this.
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That's pretty impressive, for a country to be able to aid so massively in rebuilding a continent devastated by two cataclysmic wars in quick succession.
I wonder what the ethnic composition of such a powerhouse could be?
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Whenever there is money that could be spent to improve the countries infrastructure or services it's depleted by corrupt politicians, bribes, subpar equipment and materials making the end product subpar and no money left to maintain or service it.
That's assuming they can even get the project off the ground without facing rebellions or revolutions from groups that won't see immediate benefit from the spending or from tribal groups or landowners whose land you need to build through. Then if you do face an uprising you better not win too hard otherwise you'll have the westerners up your arse with their bombs, glow in the darks and 50 NGO's to aid and abet your enemies.
Honestly if I was suddenly to become supreme leader of a shithole state I'd probably just sit back and take bribes from foreign investors rather than face that headache.
That's assuming they can even get the project off the ground without facing rebellions or revolutions from groups that won't see immediate benefit from the spending or from tribal groups or landowners whose land you need to build through. Then if you do face an uprising you better not win too hard otherwise you'll have the westerners up your arse with their bombs, glow in the darks and 50 NGO's to aid and abet your enemies.
Honestly if I was suddenly to become supreme leader of a shithole state I'd probably just sit back and take bribes from foreign investors rather than face that headache.
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If they were so smart, why did they destroy themselves times then?That's pretty impressive, for a country to be able to aid so massively in rebuilding a continent devastated by two cataclysmic wars in quick succession.
I wonder what the ethnic composition of such a powerhouse could be?
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Absolutely. The US has all the benefits of an island nation spread throughout a continent. Truly a great phenomenon in history.
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I never said they were smart, just because they managed to rise above the absolute refuse that is the rest of the species doesn't mean they're smart. Just better than the rest.
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Heat.
The annually recurring threat of freezing and starving to death tends to make people get their shit together.
Winter encourages planning for the future, and cooperation with other humans.
Winter teaches introspection, rationing, conservation, and discipline.
Winter necessitates embracing abstract concepts, such as accounting and preservation of resources as a matter of survival.
Winter indiscriminately culls all animal populations of their sick, weak, or injured members.
Winter encourages using precision and innovation. For example: Faberge eggs and pocket watches.
Vs.
Caught lots of fish today, I can take a long mid-day nap.
Yes, some can be attributed to colonialism and exploitation by outside influences.
But, it's mostly just the positive correlation between temperature and homicide rates.
The annually recurring threat of freezing and starving to death tends to make people get their shit together.
Winter encourages planning for the future, and cooperation with other humans.
Winter teaches introspection, rationing, conservation, and discipline.
Winter necessitates embracing abstract concepts, such as accounting and preservation of resources as a matter of survival.
Winter indiscriminately culls all animal populations of their sick, weak, or injured members.
Winter encourages using precision and innovation. For example: Faberge eggs and pocket watches.
Vs.
Caught lots of fish today, I can take a long mid-day nap.
Yes, some can be attributed to colonialism and exploitation by outside influences.
But, it's mostly just the positive correlation between temperature and homicide rates.
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The US and Soviet Union pressured the European Empires into granting independence to their subjects, well before they were ready for it. They said they hated the Euro exploitation of the third world, but instead they were secretly jealous and wanted that domination for themselves (see Soviet and American post war empires).
Europeans didn't get the time they needed to civilise these places fully and look what happened. Japan and Korea got hard ore colonised and they ended up doing great. Austro-Hungarian rule stabalised the parts of the Balkans they governed. Same with Russia in Central Asia. Yeah those colonies weren't paradise but they weren't going through constant civil wars / insurgencies. NZ, Australia, Canada, Singapore, South Korea, Japan ended up doing pretty well for themselves due to the civiliation they recieved.
If Spain ran continued to run South America shit would have been great. We might have gotten the equivilent of a latino Canada. South America is so resource rich but they are still dirt fucking poor. Same with Africa. If the UK just intervened and stopped aparthied SA might have ended up closer to one of the more prosperous Dominions rather then shithole it is today.
tldr: Developing world got cucked when anti imperialist neo Empires who drove out all the Euro colonisers. RIP their stability.
Europeans didn't get the time they needed to civilise these places fully and look what happened. Japan and Korea got hard ore colonised and they ended up doing great. Austro-Hungarian rule stabalised the parts of the Balkans they governed. Same with Russia in Central Asia. Yeah those colonies weren't paradise but they weren't going through constant civil wars / insurgencies. NZ, Australia, Canada, Singapore, South Korea, Japan ended up doing pretty well for themselves due to the civiliation they recieved.
If Spain ran continued to run South America shit would have been great. We might have gotten the equivilent of a latino Canada. South America is so resource rich but they are still dirt fucking poor. Same with Africa. If the UK just intervened and stopped aparthied SA might have ended up closer to one of the more prosperous Dominions rather then shithole it is today.
tldr: Developing world got cucked when anti imperialist neo Empires who drove out all the Euro colonisers. RIP their stability.
Yes I play hoi4. How could you tell?
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Think of it like this.
Those "influencers" and internet celebs who kinda do fuck all but have tons of money, they are the non "shit hole" countries.
Now look at yourself, you aren't much different than them? Maybe smarter or more skilled even but then why don't you have as much money? Not hot enough? probably. You are the shit hole country.
E-celebs are like america, super rich and successful. How? Oh right WW2. U.S has been riding that high for 100 years. You are just like shithole country, You never had a "WW2" or maybe you did and squandered it.
Point being, both are kinda shit. One just looks better and got rich from a fortunate lucky happenstance. The other is normal and just hasn't had that same happenstance.
Those "influencers" and internet celebs who kinda do fuck all but have tons of money, they are the non "shit hole" countries.
Now look at yourself, you aren't much different than them? Maybe smarter or more skilled even but then why don't you have as much money? Not hot enough? probably. You are the shit hole country.
E-celebs are like america, super rich and successful. How? Oh right WW2. U.S has been riding that high for 100 years. You are just like shithole country, You never had a "WW2" or maybe you did and squandered it.
Point being, both are kinda shit. One just looks better and got rich from a fortunate lucky happenstance. The other is normal and just hasn't had that same happenstance.
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The French were even worse to their colonials actually, but the Brits fucked up a lot of things
That said, I'm not sure a number of these countries ever had or will have a fighting chance under any circumstances