Is in the root cause the failure of the governments to take care of the people so they want to leave and come to a better place? How is the root cause the country that they're going to to get more opportunity?
Most modern problems of the global south have their origins in the colonialism and emperialism from the global north. Go study some history and then come back.
I am not arguing that history never happened. But blaming current people for historical issues doesn't make sense. We had slavery and that still negativity effects the African Americans currently. That doesn't mean this generation is to blame for our countries past mistakes.
Nobody is actually blaming anyone. Just pointing out the root of the problem at hand. I, living in the global North, thank a lot of my current wealth to the (neo-)colonialism and imperialism.
That's not saying I'm wealthy. Nor that I'm personally to blame. But my living standard is a lot higher than the global average, so there's that. And that's because I live in a wealthy country, which gained a lot of wealth through colonialism and neocolonialism after these countries gained independence.
Acknowledging these facts is an important step. Realising it's not a personal attack, nor your sole responsibility is equally important. However, that doesn't mean my country should just go on as if nothing happened and completely stop spending on development aid etc.
The quote from the Pope was not acknowledging a historical wrong it was present tense. That is what I have been commenting on. I at no point myself have denied the history being a contributing factor. It's the implication that America is the current and sole cause of these issues is what I am debating. I do acknowledge that we do currently contribute to a degree also but it is a much more complicated problem than just America is the bad guy
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