We often hear the common mythology that less developed countries are less developed because of the colonization of the Western World. This is simply not true.

The wealth of a nation is ultimately based on its natural resources. That is where its overall wealth is derived from. Do we have timber, coal, iron, oil, agriculture, etc? It is from these resources that all industry is developed. These are the resources that societies are built upon.

I am tired hearing the myth that the lack of development among the 3rd world is the fault of Western Societies. When in fact, we have already helped them tremendously.

The truth is that it comes down to each individual nation's ability to extract and utilize its own natural resources efficiently to grow its GDP. The 3rd world has more than enough natural resources. So what is the problem here?

The problem is the people of those nations.

This comes down to nature and nurture. Nurture being the culture of those nations. Nature being the hereditary cognitive function of the given population.

The culture of those nations is their overall attitude, ambitions, desires, traditions, norms, and cumulative knowledge. It is culture that dictates what they aspire toward, what they hope to achieve, and their understanding of the world.

Nature is the genetic intelligence that the population may or may not possess. Intelligence certainly plays a role in a nations ability to efficiently extract and utilize its natural resources.

It is because of a deficit in either one (or both) of these forces that explains why these nations are "underdeveloped". The idea of being "underdeveloped" only existing through comparison with what Western Nations have achieved - and would not exist otherwise.

In fact, these countries have benefited tremendously because of colonization. It is only because of colonization that they were exposed to the vast accumulated knowledge of Western Culture.

Without ever being exposed to the west, they wouldn't have a clue what an Airplane, Computer, Turbine, Antibiotics, or even what a Suit & Tie are. On top of all of this, we have granted them the internet; which is essentially unlimited access to Western knowledge.

So these countries have plenty of natural resources. They have MUCH higher populations. We have granted them access to the cumulative knowledge of western society. And still... we are the oppressors?

We have given them access to culture, knowledge, and our medicine has sky rocketed their birth rates. We have done more than we should have done. If they are still unable to harness their natural resources to boost their quality of life, it is not our fault. It is the fault of the only remaining force which is beyond our control; hereditary cognitive function. Also known as: genetically inherited intelligence.

When will they cease shaming us because third world countries are "underdeveloped"? Again, "underdeveloped" is a relative term. The truth is that they will only be happy once they have developed more than we have. They will only be happy once they have more power than we do. They see what we have, and they want to take it for themselves - even though it wouldn't exist without us to begin with.

They will keep claiming they need more and more help until the last stretch to the finish line. Then, at that point, they will stab us in the back so they can take 1st place.