> drop our responsibilities on the former colonies
The West wasn't responsible, but rapacious. The colonialists are the "rich Western or new-rich Asian exploiteers", and always have been. That's who the anti-colonialists have pushed back against.
> now "third world" countries
Nobody in that field has used that word in a long time. Africa - an enormous place that can't be described in one way, has many countries doing very well.
> Western countries need to step in
That should be up to the people in those countries, not you or me or some powerful Westerner. Usually it doesn't work out well for their interests - the colonial powers use the countries for their interests.
The West wasn't responsible, but rapacious. The colonialists are the "rich Western or new-rich Asian exploiteers", and always have been. That's who the anti-colonialists have pushed back against.
> now "third world" countries
Nobody in that field has used that word in a long time. Africa - an enormous place that can't be described in one way, has many countries doing very well.
> Western countries need to step in
That should be up to the people in those countries, not you or me or some powerful Westerner. Usually it doesn't work out well for their interests - the colonial powers use the countries for their interests.