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Re:A 400-year story of progress – How America became the wor... by HumbleGamer on Sunday September 24, 2017 @09:52PM (#15327556)
Well, should we consider some of the underlying factors for why African nations in particular are doing terribly? Seems the 1885 Berlin treaty set that continent back for at least a few centuries, the effects of which are still causing havok to this day.
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Re:A 400-year story of progress – How America became the wor... by cryptonector on Monday September 25, 2017 @12:30PM (#15331792)
See my replies below. There are certainly countries that did well in spite of plunder. And countries that reverted from wealthy to poverty with no plunder in sight.

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