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Surely, the canonical example of a nation collapsing because the rich just horde gold and don't try to actually make anything is the Spanish Empire, not India.
by nonameiguess 6y ago
Surely, the canonical example of a nation collapsing because the rich just horde gold and don't try to actually make anything is the Spanish Empire, not India.
- dublin 6y agoNot really - I'd argue that a lot of the problem in India isn't just selfish accumulation of wealth, but the utter unconcern for others that is inherently baked into the prevalent Hindu worldview. I've worked with Indian missionaries, and they uniformly agree that you simply cannot get many Hindus to have any concern for their fellow man - in fact, helping someone is actively discouraged, as you would be interfering with the Karma that is justifiably punishing the suffering party in this or a previous life. If that's your worldview, then there can be no selfless compassion (an almost uniquely Christian concept, FWIW).