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> Well isn't it condescending to assume that Angola can't have reasonable safety laws while Germany can?

No. Germany is rich and has a high HDI, both of which correlate with safety laws that would be too expensive in poor countries.

Nobody made a superiority judgement, just stating the most probable thinking of those people. Past impressions inform present actions.

Few independent observers claim that Russia or China are places with legitimate governments that serve their people well. China is rather well known for its ethics-laundering industry, doing unsafe and polluting manufacturing work for others.

> isn't it condescending

Perhaps. So? Just because an observation is condescending doesn't mean that it's false.

> As it happens Angola this week removed the laws barring same sex relations, making them more liberal than bigger and so-called "more developed" countries like Russia, China, et al.

Liberalism doesn't directly correlate with lack of corruption.

I think it was sarcasm to satirise the hypocrisy.

“Isn’t it obvious? Black is white.”

“Isn’t it obvious? Germany > Angola because.”