Despite low global trade, the forced conscriptions and the difficulty of opening a business, their country is doing way better than ours. That's an undeniable fact.
Afewerki might be a paranoid mad man but he's been a more capable leader than all the presidents Somalia have had. He keeps his people in check and keeps them busy.
Over there, there is no way in hell you can pop out 8 kids, chewing qaad and play dublad and talk fantasy politics all day.
Unproductive people get forced in the military to later work on projects government have planned.
There is discipline of fear for them vs fear of discipline for us.
Out of fear of getting vanished, eritreans keep their surroundings neat and they have to think three times before speaking.
He does all of that to keep the NGO's and UN out of country so that they can keep their real independence away from foreign influences. Chess not checkers.
It shows the difference between us as far as society and politics is concerned.
If anything we should learn alot from them.
If the UN was a nightclub full of pedos, our country and politicians is basically lil cute kids getting exploited left right centre.
I mean, let's call a spade a spade. You can't look at the sun and say its green knowing deep down that the sun is fuccing yellow