Ethiopia was never colonized.
For much of its history, it was one of the poorest countries on the continent.
Meanwhile, Vietnam was colonized by the French, devastated by decades of war, and is now on its way to serious economic prosperity.
If colonialism were the answer to why Africa is poor, Ethiopia should be rich and Vietnam should be broke. Neither is true.
Can we please retire this excuse?
“I watched people sell their wedding rings to keep the lights on… then I saw where the ‘relief’ really went.”
Barbra Streisand, net worth $400 million, took a $200,000 PPP loan
Robert De Niro, net worth $500 million, took $27.7 MILLION in PPP money
Paid for by U.S. taxpayers
@sofxol@_tommy_jay_1776@chosenone997066@downbadcomment Do some fucking research before you open your fat mouth. Eastern Asia and Europe, outside of China, India, and Singapore, is completely stagnant in growth and regressing in general developments. And in those countries, your quality of life is terrible and authoritarian.
@sofxol@_tommy_jay_1776@chosenone997066@downbadcomment If you get a full-time job, you get insurance that covers many of your medical bills, and you don't pay the full amount of what a hospital asks. By the way, all of Europe is also in debt, you fucking moron. Corporatism is a problem, yet Europe's GDP has gone nowhere.
@sofxol@_tommy_jay_1776@chosenone997066@downbadcomment Another dumbfuck take. Wealth mobility is the highest in the US, bar very few others. Education only puts you in debt if you're retarded and take out a fat loan instead of securing scholarship or serving in military and getting it paid.
@sofxol@_tommy_jay_1776@chosenone997066@downbadcomment "Figured out"
We fund education almost more than any other service, you stupid twat. Corruption and mismanagement is the issue, because when you actually give citizens freedom, they don't act in the common interest often, like they do in China under authoritarian rule. Dumbfuck.
@dlaing718@Skipvue@TherealLiaHardy Holy shit you even type like a fucking retard. Defending a blatant unhinged murder like you do with every other fucking animal. Go max out your EBT card on chips and soda you ugly cunt.
@nomato69@AmericaFrogPill@InsaneCope You're just used to consuming slop, so you can't differentiate between genuine effort and pure bullshit.
Bit ironic, too, that the title is "God of War" and it's a completely unrelated person to what the whole franchise is about. Dumbshit.
@stoyatel Not honoring debts can be justified or unjustified. In this case, this is just degenerate behavior, and terrible fucking life advice. Literal bottomfeeder behavior.
This guy's chickens kept getting targeted by hawks, so he started feeding local crows. Now he has an army of crows that patrols his property and chases the hawks away.
@1787VoiceOR@ski_e12972@DiarioBitcoin@TheAliceSmith You need to do some research into the atrocities the govt is capable of, regardless if the people are evil or not. You're a fucking fool if you think governments cannot birth terrible people with a good-hearted population.
@1787VoiceOR@ski_e12972@DiarioBitcoin@TheAliceSmith The govt is designed to work against the public. And the only way to regulate the govt is through bloodshed and fear of acting out as tyrants against their constituents. To call the people evil is to ignore how the elite operate and manipulate.
@1787VoiceOR@ski_e12972@DiarioBitcoin@TheAliceSmith No, the govt is inherently evil. Why the fuck would you ever think that any govt beyond 10,000 people would strive for actual progress instead of milking as much wealth out of the people as possible? Finding a poor politician is like fishing in a barrel- damn near impossible.
@zzzsleeper3947@BurntSynapse@creation247@darwintojesus #37 is also a stupid fallacy to make claim to when you're literally talking bout the creator of everything, especially things far beyond our comprehension. Feels like you don't want to actually form an argument, just point to your spreadsheet of objections and jerk off.