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>We aren't one of those countries that became rich from Aid,you know.

Umm what are you implying? Well?

We were not a developed nation from the start,and we had a lot of people even when we were not developed

>HDI
meme statistic, especially as denmark, canada and nz + tons of other countries should be above usa and germany

the downsides are minuscule compared to people not having to buy cars, commuting time saving, cheaper utilities per person etc

you're rich at the expense of china and every other asian country shipping to europe. you're rich from chinese and indian capital flight. your ppp adjusted gdp per capita is higher because you're a city literally surrounded by 3rd world

Neither were we, actually we were ravaged by two devastating wars with soviets.

And liberation war aka civil war

Also that. Though that was so early in 20th century i doubt it mattered when it came to we going full autist mode on industrialization.

Btw did you know we rejected marshall aid post ww2. Absolute madmen.

Soviets forbid us to take any aid after WW2

We were pretty much a 3rd world tier country in the late 40's

And before that too tbqh