> Famines were common and cyclical in India prior to British colonization as well. The very same can be said about the Russian empire/the USSR. https://en.wik

> Famines were common and cyclical in India prior to British colonization as well. The very same can be said about the Russian empire/the USSR. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Droughts_and_famines_in_Russia_and_the_Soviet_Union https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Droughts_and_famines_in_Russia... > And even then you’re comparing an empire that was quite openly exploiting who they viewed as lesser people, versus governments who devastated their own populations through good intentions. Sorry, which one is the UK and which one is the USSR here?