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Originally posted by Barry the Sprout:
1. When giving colonies independance we pulled out the entire civil service at once. 40 years on we look at countries in disarray due to civil war and economic crisis and act gracious in cancelling debt. Hmmm, how very kind.
I really don't know much about any of these,but...
Countries who achieve Independance usually aren't interested in having the old "rulers" around. Leaving civil servants behind without protection probably isn't a good idea. Unless they left the former colony after they had been asked to stay and help I can't blame them much on this one. Staying behind to make sure everything "worked" out doesn't really leave anyone independant does it?
The problem with colonization, as a whole, is that it drags nations, who are unprepared, out of their "present" and into their own "future" at a seriously unnatural rate of speed. They aren't ready and neither is the world.
Oh yeah, the thing about not testifying at your own trial and the judge telling the jury it's an indication you're guilty SUCKS!
See Barry, we can agree
