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> A safe, productive and prosperous society cannot be built by drug addicts. Historian Niall Ferguson has argued that the British Empire was built on a collect
by triceratops 3y ago
> A safe, productive and prosperous society cannot be built by drug addicts.
Historian Niall Ferguson has argued that the British Empire was built on a collective caffeine and sugar high, from imported tea and cane sugar from its colonies and trading partners.
- ciabattabread 3y agoDon't forget about tobacco and opium.
- triceratops 3y agoI don't think the Brits were using the opium when empire-building.
- sorwin 3y agoNeither sugar nor caffeine has the same effects as drugs like alcohol and marijuana. It's pretty asinine to classify them as even being in the same category.
- triceratops 3y agoAre you suggesting the British didn't have alcohol during their empire building phase?