labbbb to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 10 months agoWhy are so many countries in the world “developing” and poor, while essentially only Western countries have a high standard of living?message-squaremessage-square115fedilinkarrow-up1146arrow-down118
arrow-up1128arrow-down1message-squareWhy are so many countries in the world “developing” and poor, while essentially only Western countries have a high standard of living?labbbb to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square115fedilink
minus-squareKbin_space_program@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·10 months agoBecause you need a middle class to have a high standard of living. And you can’t have a middle class when your culture has internalized class oppression that tells you to never question your superiors.
Because you need a middle class to have a high standard of living.
And you can’t have a middle class when your culture has internalized class oppression that tells you to never question your superiors.