gamers1700

I agree with everything TM said, cept for the end there (being Canadian and all lol). I'm just gonna say that humans, as a general rule, learn to adapt. Sure, it may be less than desirable to get owned in any sort of conflict, but if you look up some of the greatest martial arts in recent history, you will find that most of the best of them originate from areas that saw conflict as a means to protect themselves. If you can't defend yourself, than you might as well assimilate and save your ass.
Now what IS ironic is seeing an American traveling with a Canadian flag. But that is far from what the OP implied.
Also, the only reason why African countries are behind is because of corrupt gov't, nothing more. Just because the time frame moved forward doesn't mean there's a direct link. A million things could have happened between then and now.

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