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yes that's why it's inhumane and relies on unequal exchange/exploitation of the global south while still backsliding on domestic welfare appeasement policies

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Global south is not exploited inhumanely. This ideology called "thirdworldism" or "decolonialism" is becoming popular but it ultimately fails on any scrutiny.

The west has not got rich at the expense of the global south. Both have gone up .

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

What timeframe are you considering in this opinion?

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

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

Wow. Tell that to the cobalt miners in the DRC.

Did "The West" cause warlords in DRC to exist? Even if you ignore the efforts by western firms to not buy cobalt from the DRC, it's questionable whether the DRC would be better if they had no exploitable natural resources. Neighboring countries without natural resources aren't exactly paragons of good governance either.

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