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Old 01-29-2015, 02:53 PM   #88
polak
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Originally Posted by Flash Walken View Post
It begs the question:

If these areas are so cultured and ancient, if they have so much mineral wealth, and if they have a strong historic tradition of education, philosophy and science, why are they largely backwater hell hole 2nd and 3rd world theocracies?
Religion.
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