Aaptorian รีทวีตแล้ว
Asia wasn’t “less colonized” than Africa. The difference is how colonialism was structured.
In much of Africa, colonial rule was built around extraction: steal labor, minerals, and land, and leave weak institutions behind. Borders were drawn with zero regard for nations or stability.
In parts of Asia, colonialism was also brutal, but some regions inherited stronger state systems, larger industrial bases, higher population density, and earlier centralized institutions that could be rebuilt after independence. Several Asian countries also received Cold War investment because the West wanted them as anti-communist showcases.
So no, Africa isn’t “behind” because Africans are worse. It’s because colonialism didn’t damage every region in the exact same way—and Africa was carved up for maximum extraction, not development.
Nathan 🔎@NathanpmYoung
I don't think colonialism explains why Africa has such low growth. Asia had colonialism too.
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