[tao_oat]

> The west has not got rich at the expense of the global south

What timeframe are you considering in this opinion?

[nine_k]

The post-colonial time obviously, when much of the "Global South" has become independent states, thus peers, not colonies.

[throawayonthe]

do you actually believe they became 'peers' on equal footing? does them being 'peers' somehow prevent extractive relationships in a capitalist global system?