• SplashJackson
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    3 days ago

    They’ve had their independence for 77 years. After a while, I think blaming colonialism is a bit reductive.

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      3 days ago

      Blaming colonialism is used by many corrupt, incompetent post-colonial governments to distract people from their own corrupt incompetence. It’s like with Putin blaming NATO and the West for everything.

      Source: I am from a corrupt, incompetent post-colonial country

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      3 days ago

      I think you need to look at the history of Myanmar if you think there is nothing to blame the British for here.