Comments by "Dennis" (@Dennis-nc3vw) on "Stossel: Lessons From Africa" video.

  1. Holy crap, really!?
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  2.  @cerebraldreams4738  Agreed, but that doesn't mean donating clothing is bad, just that there are better things to donate.
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  3. Yes, low IQ creates stupid laws which help keep people poor, but ultimately laws are what's most important. Plenty of Asian countries have very high IQs but are very poor.
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  4. First off, why the hell would a puppet government make countries poor? Signapore and Hong Kong benefited greatly from British rule. Second of course they aren't trading with each other because they have very little to trade and huge fucking tarriffs.
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  5. Do you have a single fact to back that up?
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  6. I know you feel like a real bad ass who's sticking it to the man when you say that, but why the hell would neocolonialism foster protectionist economies with 70% import taxes!?
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  7. This Broken Window Economics thinking. It's sad to see libertarians embrace it as an excuse to not donate to charity.
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  8. Low IQs lead to bad laws, but even the highest IQs can't prosper under an intrusive government. Look at Communist China, especially compared to Hong Kong and Tiawan.
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  9. Low IQ people are more likely to make a society full of stupid rules, but good governance is still what matters most. Under British rule, Jamiaca had one of the lowest murder rates in the world, now it has one of the highest. Why is this? It's not the IQ or genetic predisposition of the people living there, that didn't change.
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  10. Don't villify charity, that's Broken Window Economics thinking.
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  11. Many Asian countries, like Vietnam and Laos, are very poor.
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  12. Vietnam
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  13. Obviously the problem is neocolonialism and Western powers putting puppet dictators in power to keep Africa poor. Nevermind that I can't think of any way Africa's poverty benefits the West and don't know why the hell it would be in the interests of neocolonialism to have African countries tax imports 70%. I feel like a real badass who's sticking it to the man when I blame Africa's problems on the West, so I'm going to keep repeating this vague, abstract charge even if it has no actual references.
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