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Mail and Guardian: West must 'fess up' to crimes of colonialism
20 Jan 2016 - 08:45
"Colonialism is one of those things you’re not supposed to discuss in polite company – at least not north of the Mediterranean. Most people feel uncomfortable about it and would rather pretend it didn’t happen.
According to the official story, developing countries are poor because of their own internal problems, whereas Western countries are rich because they worked hard and upheld the right values and policies."