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> British simply stepped in and took over primarily to secure their trade interests That skips over the rape, murder and utter destruction quite tidily. The Br
by lostlogin 4y ago
> British simply stepped in and took over primarily to secure their trade interests
That skips over the rape, murder and utter destruction quite tidily. The British were not there to help and I don’t think that could be a valid argument at any stretch.
- DiscourseFan 4y agoNobody trying to exploit others is "there to help", I only pointed out that the British were not particularly worse than any other colonial power, and it would've only been by some miracle that a superior alternative could've occurred. Morality is only a thin veneer over power, I was only asking if all the Indians today who work and communicate on these computers would rather be living in underdeveloped agrarian societies, like what you see in much of Africa.