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Old 01-30-2008, 11:11 AM   #26 (permalink)
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Pervert Question? I've been called worse by better then you..trust me. I think your syntax is a little off. It is a fair question if it is taken that the local populace may not have been in the best position to handle independence as quickly as it was given.
In dutch it's a common saying: 'Perverse Vraag', translated 'Pervert Question' because of the awnser on the question...not because you posted it!

Like I said the independence wasn't well prepared because it went quikly.
It went quikly because locals wanted it at once...Europeans granted it quikly because it was in their interest...

I can give you a whole explanation on the question 'why are third world countries underdeveloped', because the roots of that are a mix of colonisation and capitalism, that later on must be linked on economic growth and the lack of democracy...but I think there is a better thread for this: 'Why is Rescource-rich Africa poor'

So, the pervert question-thing was not a reference to you but to the awsner on the question...
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