Quote from: coupable on Today at 05:08:20 PM

Quote from: abhiseshakana on Today at 06:48:29 AM

The reality of Eastern countries' dependence on Western nations for decades has been evident. By the time Eastern countries realized that aid was merely another word for exploitation, they were already trapped in a debt trap.

You described them like they were ignorant to know what colonial wanted to do at the time. The fact is they were forced to accept such a situation for many reasons. Most important factor is to finish a long period of direct colonialism and enjoy as much soverignity as possible to rebuild. Unfortunetly, most of those countries were leaded by colonialism proxies who offered to colonialism easier access to greater opportunities.

I don't think you guys are speaking of the same thing. He is talking about foreign aid and debt, why and how would a country be forced to accept it? Even if there is an emergency going on, that does not mean that the country offering the aid is the one forcing you to do anything. You don't have to take it. In fact, most of these countries still don't know that aid is the primary method of exploitation. As you can see as of today, the budget for many countries sucks because a lot of it goes towards interest payments. Colonialism has little relevance to the modern debt trap. Countries got conquered because they were undeveloped.