>>7
The PWNG is so MASSIVE that there's enough overflow to catch you up in it, anyway. So I'm right.
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Anonymous2008-08-24 0:42
I blame imperialism for disrupting the healthy development of these countries.
The imperial western powers relegated members of the ethnic majority into second-class citizens, and exploited their labor to exploit the wealth of natural resources. This bred desperation and ideological extremism in the populace (ideologies like communism and radical fundamental religiosity), and prevented the gradual development of a middle class that is the hallmark of the rise of a democratic society.
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Anonymous2008-08-24 9:30
I blame imperialism for accelerating the health development of Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, Qatar, Bahrain, Israel and many others.
The imperial western powers educated members of the ethnic majority to adopt their technology and exploited their labor to exploit the wealth of natural resources. This bred a new economic lease of life and rational moderate beliefs in the populace (functional political systems like democracy and religious/cultural/ethnic plurality), and allowed the gradual development of a skilled and organised workforce that ensured the swift rise of a democratic society.
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Anonymous2008-08-24 19:55
Canada is far from a 'shit hole', note: Healthcare, education, longer life span, etc. The only difference from America really, is that it has a sense of respect for people.
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Anonymous2008-08-24 21:00
>>11
How can you claim to respect people when your sales tax is so high? It's like spitting in someone's face every time they want to buy something.