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by dotcommand 1794 days ago
We didn't lift anyone out of poverty. Stop with the lies.

After hundreds of years of european colonization, half of africa still has no electricity.

https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2019/11/13/more-tha...

The poorest people in america, australia, etc are the indigenuous people.

Most of india, after 200+ years of colonization is mired in poverty.

https://www.soschildrensvillages.ca/news/poverty-in-india-60...

And "the West" didn't create the modern world. The "modern world" doesn't exist without india, china, africa, etc.