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by throwaway8591 3206 days ago
> Most rich countries are rich because they build their wealth on free labor (slavery), and this countries include USA, UK, France, Germany, Belgium, etc

Don't stop there. Throw in Austria, Switzerland, Finland, Sweden, Norway, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, Hungry, etc.

> Some are really poor because they've been exploited by the countries mentioned above (Africa and former German, British, Belgian, French colonies

Including Ethiopia, right?

> Some are poorer because they've been destroyed by war multiple times (Poland).

Poland is poorer, but not poor. It's in the top 50 of countries ranked by GDP adjusted for PPP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_past_and_...

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Please, make your facts straight. It's not the first time in this thread you blame countries for their colonial past that have never had any colonies:

Switzerland, Finland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia -- none of them had colonies.

"Hungry"

That's not even a country (though can't argue that it would be a fun name).

Poe's law in action.