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by smtddr 4638 days ago
> America did not just magically start out as a wealthy nation,

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> The idea that we can magically transform these 3rd world nation into 1st world nations is naive at best, The same path America took, is the same path these nations must take.

America isn't a good example. It stomped on so many people to get where it is today. And even right now America only continues to function because of the exploitation & corruption of other countries. Nobody can/should follow America's footsteps.

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Can you name any wealthy country where this wasn't the case (baring Norway).