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India overtakes Japan as 4th-largest economy, also California's economy too

toomuchtodo 9mo ago
California has a population of 40M people, India 1.4B+, so surpassing California shouldn’t be surprising as India rapidly develops.
- boringg 9mo ago
  Rapidly?
- gsky 9mo ago
  California wasn't colonised but india was for 200 years by Europeans
  - wtcactus 9mo ago
    And they managed to end slavery and the caste system while they were there (that unfortunately came back as soon as India got independent again). No need to thank the “Europeans”. You’re welcome.
    - gsky 9mo ago
      Slavery by whom? Whites and Muslims?
      - wtcactus 9mo ago
        No, by Indians. That’s why, still today, India is the country with the most slaves in the world, continuing their long tradition of the practice: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_India https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_India
    - leosanchez 9mo ago
      > And they managed to end slavery and the caste system while they were there (that unfortunately came back as soon as India got independent again). 1. Did they really end slavery if you rename it to something else? [0] 2. You didn't end caste system. If anything you made it more rigid > No need to thank the “Europeans”. You’re welcome. Thank you for all the massacres and famines Europeans. [1] [2] [0]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_indenture_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_indenture_system [1]. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/12/britain-amritsar-massacre-centenary-1919-india https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/12/britai... [2]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_famine_of_1943 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_famine_of_1943 I didn't even scrape the surface of the atrocities you did.
  - harvey9 9mo ago
    How would you describe the arrival of people from Europe and elsewhere into what is now California?
    - gsky 9mo ago
      I meant extraction of resources by Europeans for 200 years. C
  - krapp 9mo ago
    Who do you think named it "California?" It sure wasn't the natives.
  - lurk2 9mo ago
    > California wasn't colonised Yes it was.

California has a population of 40M people, India 1.4B+, so surpassing California shouldn’t be surprising as India rapidly develops.

boringg 9mo ago
Rapidly?
gsky 9mo ago
California wasn't colonised but india was for 200 years by Europeans
- wtcactus 9mo ago
  And they managed to end slavery and the caste system while they were there (that unfortunately came back as soon as India got independent again). No need to thank the “Europeans”. You’re welcome.
  - gsky 9mo ago
    Slavery by whom? Whites and Muslims?
    - wtcactus 9mo ago
      No, by Indians. That’s why, still today, India is the country with the most slaves in the world, continuing their long tradition of the practice: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_India https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_India
  - leosanchez 9mo ago
    > And they managed to end slavery and the caste system while they were there (that unfortunately came back as soon as India got independent again). 1. Did they really end slavery if you rename it to something else? [0] 2. You didn't end caste system. If anything you made it more rigid > No need to thank the “Europeans”. You’re welcome. Thank you for all the massacres and famines Europeans. [1] [2] [0]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_indenture_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_indenture_system [1]. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/12/britain-amritsar-massacre-centenary-1919-india https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/12/britai... [2]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_famine_of_1943 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_famine_of_1943 I didn't even scrape the surface of the atrocities you did.
- harvey9 9mo ago
  How would you describe the arrival of people from Europe and elsewhere into what is now California?
  - gsky 9mo ago
    I meant extraction of resources by Europeans for 200 years. C
- krapp 9mo ago
  Who do you think named it "California?" It sure wasn't the natives.
- lurk2 9mo ago
  > California wasn't colonised Yes it was.