
Yeah colonial economies are structurally set up to export resources and discourage domestic development. That doesn’t disappear overnight especially after they got fucked by military dictatorships. Also they were integrally a part of France for hundreds of years. Once you make your civilization into a global empire, expect the globe to come to you. Same thing w all the Indians in London owning more property than the English.
Also, if the Indians in London own more property than the english, clearly they have resources. It is modern-day colonization. Acting like they were left with nothing is a lie. They were left with infrastructure, most countries start from nothing. Clearly the money exists, they just choose to live in countries developed by others than developing their own.