u/Freezemoon

Everytime I saw people in ex-colonized countries being salty against the West for "stealing" their chance of developing their countries, I just cringe.

Yes, I am not saying that colonization had no effects, it certainly setback the development of the colonized countries to a few decades back.

But to solely blame everything on it? I think that would be more of an excuse of their own shortcomings on their self-development. The big arguments I would use is to take examples of ex-colonized countries that are now considered as successful or "developed".

As a primary example we have Singapore, it was a backward town in the time of its independence but now is considered to be the richest country in Asia per Capita. They were a British colony and stayed poor after their independence but they managed under strong leadership to become rich on their own.

Sure Singapore is a small country so might be an bad example? How about South Korea then? They were completely colonized by Japan and was also poorer than North Korea during their independence but look at it now? Considered as a developed country.

How about China? Yes it never were fully developed but it was still at one point poorer than African countries. Now it became the second biggest economy of the world.

What I am saying is that the people overusing the victim card of being colonized centuries back put them in a mentality that is not beneficial for the development of their own country. So instead of looking for ways to develop their countries they try to escape it and immigrate.

It's also a leadership issue, yes some democratically elected leaders were disposed by the West, the West isn't innocent. But you can't tell me that goes for every single ex-colonized countries.

Being colonized is not an excuse to being entitled for your own country's development. Many other countries managed to develop themselves with a worse starting point. It is all about the national and leadership mindset. The national drive that those people should focus on instead.

Blaming the West is the easy way out and weak mindset. Because you think you aren't entitled to put efforts in your own development because that isn't your fault, your responsibilities but that of the West.

Hello fellow OI enjoyers!

I am well into the planning phase of my OI "My Dear The Villainess". And before finishing the main plotlines I wish to get some inspirations about what tropes you'd love to see more of and what tropes genuinely piss you off.

I started this project cause I was pissed off by some tropes so yeah that's why I am writing ahah.

I love reading interesting tropes so really feel free to state as many as possible.

My OI will be quite special as it will have a male MC. So a transmigrated man into a fantasy Otome. And as you'd have guessed the original villainess would be the main focus.

don't hesitate to ask for more details if needed ahah

Was ich verdammt nonig chan verstah, Wieso hend d Lüüt nüt us em Brexit glehrt?

Wüssed ihr no, was eis vo de Hauptargument für de Brexit gsi isch? Weniger Iwanderig! Und was isch denn nach em Brexit passiert? D Iwanderig us de EU isch zrugg gange, aber d Iwanderig us Drittstaate isch gstige.

https://preview.redd.it/r99p8uzsyv7h1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=06b60d8505b67f7c2ade291e4a0799bcb604f885

Wenn e Branche zu 80% uf Iwanderer agwise isch, will Einheimischi die Jobs nöd wänd oder halt nöd chönd abdecke, denn git’s am Schluss nume ei Weg zum d Schädä chli z begrenze: Mer holt d Lüüt halt vo usserhalb. Wenn nöd us de EU, denn halt us em Rest vo de Welt

Meint öpper würkli, mer chönd euses Gsundheitswese schnäll eifach mit Schwiizer Arbeitschräft ersetze? Statt weniger Iwanderig hetted mir denn eifach meh und meh Iwanderig us Länder, wo d Integration no schwieriger isch als bi EU Iwanderer.

Und nöd nume das: Wenn die Initiative agnoh worde wär, chönnted Asylsuchendi, wo scho i de EU registriert sind, i de Schwiiz wieder Asyl beantrage, will mir nüm Teil vom Dublin System wäred.

Sogar fürs Anti-Iwanderig sii bringed die Ja-Stimmer es nöd fertig, wenigstens gueti Anti Iwanderigs Politik z mache. Alles nur emotional, aber nüt devo isch uf Faktä abgstüzt.

Bin huere froh, isch die Abstimmig nöd durecho.