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(or: How to make a Leftist's head explode :D)Short, to the point video here.LINK
Just look at what has happened to the nations of the commonwealth since Britain gave up direct rule and the case makes itself.
Most of the leftist argument against the British Empire concerns India. I strongly believe that without Great Britain, India would be a third world cesspool Muslim nation no different than Afghanistan.
Most of the leftist argument against the British Empire concerns India. I strongly believe that without Great Britain, India would be a third world cesspool Muslim nation no different than Afghanistan.
You are probably right. Colonialism gave India a foundation upon which to build and they have been smart enough to use it. The Indians still have major structural problems but they are struggling hard to fix them and do it in a way that benefits their entire people.
India wouldn't be a nuclear power if it weren't for that colonial foundation. Pakistan as well to a lesser extent.
Better postage stamps too during the Empire. Yes, they may not have been perfect, but the Brits generally kept things under control. Interesting factoid. After WWI, the actor Victor McLaglen was a captain and Provost Marshal for Baghdad.
I sometimes think the current 3rd world would be much better off if colonialism had not ended when it did. It is certain that most ex colonies are apparently unable to bootstrap themselves and their people to prosperity the way the decolonizers said they would be able to. It should surprise no-one but it does surprise some people that tribal people revert back to their tribal roots when colonial administrators go back to the mother country.
