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[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 month ago (3 children)

They've had their independence for 77 years. After a while, I think blaming colonialism is a bit reductive.

[–] TankovayaDiviziya 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Blaming colonialism is used by many corrupt, incompetent post-colonial governments to distract people from their own corrupt incompetence. It's like with Putin blaming NATO and the West for everything.

Source: I am from a corrupt, incompetent post-colonial country

[–] FlyingSquid 1 points 1 month ago

I think you need to look at the history of Myanmar if you think there is nothing to blame the British for here.

[–] yetiftw 1 points 1 month ago

77 years is just not that long in the grand scheme of things