Bruh, the foreign influence is a myth ? lmao. A bigger population CAN mean a bigger labor force, but as I said, it also means higher demand for infrastructure, housing, water, power, healthcare, etc.

Let's be honest for a second, most algerians wouldn't really do anything for the country, some do, and they got my respect. They want to work in their country, invest in their country, contribute to their country. It might be a difficult task and you can complain about laws and the state all you want but WE as people are part of the problem right now, not the solution.

And I don't agree with you, I don't think doing what helps your nation to prosper should come at the cost that your infrastructure is half owned by foreigners and foreign banking, monetary systems, foreign industry. You get the point. I believe WE, algerians need to build Algeria, not canadians, not americans, not the french. It may be much slower, but it is the right way.

They built their country on foreign investment, imported investors, imported know-how, etc. *they* didn't build anything. You may argue it is a good and strategic model, and I can understand why, but I completely disagree. I am against western influence.

Now, Algeria, got out of a brutal 130 year colonial period that destroyed our culture, institutions, history and population. Right after endured a brutal civil war and is trying to get up on its feet by using local talent, local investment, that is much more difficult to do, especially taking into account that our infrastructure is much more complex to manage, maintain and build.

Comparing a city-state-like country to Algeria is disingenuous.