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0 pointsjmclnx1mo ago0 comments

Korea was propped up by the US due to the Cold and Korea Wars. Taiwan due to the cold War too. Both are still being supported by the US. Singapore was owned by the UK and was ignored left alone due to the fact of its size. So it was able to chart their own course.

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rayiner1mo ago

If the U.S. could make a country rich by propping up its military Egypt and Pakistan and several others would be first world countries. Korea and Taiwan are rich for the same reason China is getting rich. The only difference is Korea and Taiwan followed a capitalist model starting in the 1950s and 1960s, while China didn’t start until the 1980s and 1990s.

jmclnxOP1mo ago

I am not talking about rich, but exploation.

The US kind of exploits Korea, Taiwan for cheap labor.and goods. Pakistan was on/off a US ally, same for Egypt. Both at different times were aligned with USSR/Russia, bouncing between the US and Russia over the decades. Plus they are used by the US as a balance against other countries in the mid-east

rayiner1mo ago

If US “exploitation” can make a country rich, why isn’t Mexico rich?

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jmclnxOP1mo ago

I am not talking about rich, but exploation.

rayiner1mo ago

If US “exploitation” can make a country rich, why isn’t Mexico rich?

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