I have literally seen the argument made (loosely, and multiple times) that black and brown people are too stupid to properly make use of capitalism as a political system, which is why Africa, Latin America, etc. are so underdeveloped due to the completely inability of the people there to "value democracy" or "demand better" or "avoid corruption"
Which is also coincidentally why the USA sucks now. It's filled with Mexicans and black people (who were basically already here, WTF?) who, completely unable to understand the glory of the market, are too busy cheating, stealing, killing, Burning Looting and Murdering to make the escalator of wealth function properly. Basically, they are shitting in the motor of the escalator while the civilized, non violent white people try to get up it with gumption and can do attitudes but gosh golly there is so much shit on this escalator
I've thought about this a lot recently. There can really only be one of two answers as to why the global south is impoverished. Either it's because of colonialism, exploitation, and the neoliberal global order via the IMF, US imperialism, etc (the correct answer). Or, you believe there is something intrinsically wrong with people in the global south. I really think those are the only choices. The second is obviously wrong but it's what the overwhelming majority of white Americans on some level believe.
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I have literally seen the argument made (loosely, and multiple times) that black and brown people are too stupid to properly make use of capitalism as a political system, which is why Africa, Latin America, etc. are so underdeveloped due to the completely inability of the people there to "value democracy" or "demand better" or "avoid corruption"
Which is also coincidentally why the USA sucks now. It's filled with Mexicans and black people (who were basically already here, WTF?) who, completely unable to understand the glory of the market, are too busy cheating, stealing, killing, Burning Looting and Murdering to make the escalator of wealth function properly. Basically, they are shitting in the motor of the escalator while the civilized, non violent white people try to get up it with gumption and can do attitudes but gosh golly there is so much shit on this escalator
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I've thought about this a lot recently. There can really only be one of two answers as to why the global south is impoverished. Either it's because of colonialism, exploitation, and the neoliberal global order via the IMF, US imperialism, etc (the correct answer). Or, you believe there is something intrinsically wrong with people in the global south. I really think those are the only choices. The second is obviously wrong but it's what the overwhelming majority of white Americans on some level believe.