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roachboy asked you to go look up what he's talking about.
you should before accusing his position of being without merit or backup--because it has both.
yours, however, selects a few historical facts and espouses them as if it's the entire picture.
for example, if you are going to rail against pariticular shifts in production/land use in various countries, you ought to at least have a fundamental understanding of the events (politically, economically, in particular) that precipitated economic changes in the nations you're discussing. are you aware of any linkages between the IMF/World Bank (Roachboy specifically mentioned the role of the Brenton Woods orgs in his post when he referenced structural adjustment programs (sap's) in his post--you should look those up if you're not aware of how they fit into the conversation) and the changes you're referring to as failing policies?
the thing is, without taking the time to at least have a rudimentary understanding of what some of us respond with, it's tedious at best to be told one is wrong when one isn't. it's one thing to say, no I know what you're talking about and I disagree with it and you for xyz reasons.
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