Yeah good riddance to self-reliance. When advocated for by Gandhi to enable Indian independence [1] it's enlightened and righteous. But when Europe wants it to

Yeah good riddance to self-reliance. When advocated for by Gandhi to enable Indian independence [1] it's enlightened and righteous. But when Europe wants it to avoid becoming a Chinese client state, it's "small-minded". > European citizens would be fine given how much they like to import from china. It's telling that your reply to my not wanting to reduce Europeans to mere consumers, does just that - saying they'll be fine because as consumers they'll be fine, ignoring all other considerations. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swadeshi_movement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swadeshi_movement