Science is public, everyone can read and learn the results if they want. So why are some countries better off than others? The poor ones could just use the science if they wanted to. The answer is their governing and economic systems, and you are much better off in a capitalist democracy than other kinds of countries.
There are some really insidious undertones of racism in this comment. Geography is a much bigger determinant of national economic well-being than whether or not they want to read about science. And blaming citizens for being born in autocratic countries and not immediately implementing a western democracy is also pretty gross.
Accusing this argument of racism misses the point entirely and shifts the focus from the real issue: the impact of economic systems on national well-being. It’s not about geography or race; it’s about policies and governance. Countries rich in resources have languished under collectivism, while others with few natural resources have thrived with capitalism. This isn’t about blaming citizens; it’s about recognizing that systems matter. And it’s a disservice to the debate to reduce this critical discussion to baseless accusations of racism, rather than confronting the hard truth about the effectiveness of different economic systems.
