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British in India: Good or bad?

Was British colonialism in India a net positive or negative?...
Puce Hunting Ground
  01/23/18
They didn't have toilets until this year, not flame
Flickering persian
  01/23/18
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Awkward dingle berry rehab
  01/24/18
They still basically don't
flushed trip internal respiration
  01/24/18
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gold ladyboy meetinghouse
  01/23/18
they unified the place following the mughal invasions and th...
excitant forum legend
  01/23/18
do you also consider early modern Europe to be "shatter...
Lascivious Onyx Dog Poop
  01/23/18
hell yeah. look at any map of the holy roman empire. more ...
excitant forum legend
  01/23/18
That's kind of what libs are doing in America
Sable Arrogant Indian Lodge
  01/24/18
would there have been an Indian Bismark to unite the various...
Dun adulterous range gay wizard
  01/23/18
Any legit sources for this stuff? Literally the first 25 lin...
Puce Hunting Ground
  01/23/18
The Raj was absolutely awful, destroyed India's economy, set...
Lascivious Onyx Dog Poop
  01/23/18
This book just seems like More of the same. Sort of soft ana...
Puce Hunting Ground
  01/23/18
aren't the results objectively shit? why are you searching f...
Crystalline orchestra pit
  01/24/18
They got British COMMON LAW and cricket, bro.
gold ladyboy meetinghouse
  01/23/18
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Marvelous Immigrant
  01/24/18
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carnelian zombie-like rigpig
  01/24/18
Even if true, preventing India from becoming a world superpo...
Vivacious deer antler
  01/24/18
Haven't read up on it but I've been to India. All the impres...
learning disabled home hissy fit
  01/24/18
in other words, it all fell apart when the muslims came
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Crystalline orchestra pit
  01/24/18
Actually the muslims are the ones who built all the giant sh...
learning disabled home hissy fit
  01/24/18


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Date: January 23rd, 2018 11:40 PM
Author: Puce Hunting Ground

Was British colonialism in India a net positive or negative? Everything on the internet says India would be THE superpower if not for those evil Brits, which makes me question what exactly happened through 1949. Any different/recent perspective that dare challenges the basic assumption India would be a great power but-for Brit influence? Looking for an unbiased take.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3869139&forum_id=2#35223304)



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Date: January 23rd, 2018 11:41 PM
Author: Flickering persian

They didn't have toilets until this year, not flame

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Date: January 24th, 2018 12:00 AM
Author: Awkward dingle berry rehab



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Date: January 24th, 2018 1:34 AM
Author: flushed trip internal respiration

They still basically don't

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Date: January 23rd, 2018 11:41 PM
Author: gold ladyboy meetinghouse



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Date: January 23rd, 2018 11:42 PM
Author: excitant forum legend

they unified the place following the mughal invasions and the shattering of "india" into endlessly-warring principalities. that alone was a world-historical accomplishment.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3869139&forum_id=2#35223316)



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Date: January 23rd, 2018 11:54 PM
Author: Lascivious Onyx Dog Poop

do you also consider early modern Europe to be "shattered into endlessly-warring principalities"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3869139&forum_id=2#35223390)



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Date: January 23rd, 2018 11:58 PM
Author: excitant forum legend

hell yeah. look at any map of the holy roman empire. more like holy shit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3869139&forum_id=2#35223411)



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Date: January 24th, 2018 3:26 AM
Author: Sable Arrogant Indian Lodge

That's kind of what libs are doing in America

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3869139&forum_id=2#35224152)



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Date: January 23rd, 2018 11:42 PM
Author: Dun adulterous range gay wizard

would there have been an Indian Bismark to unite the various kingdoms and principalities of pre-British India?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3869139&forum_id=2#35223319)



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Date: January 23rd, 2018 11:46 PM
Author: Puce Hunting Ground

Any legit sources for this stuff? Literally the first 25 links on google are all about how we need to rethink British colonialism (despite how every article says the same thing) and how terrible it was. What source can help me cut through the quagmire?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3869139&forum_id=2#35223348)



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Date: January 23rd, 2018 11:50 PM
Author: Lascivious Onyx Dog Poop

The Raj was absolutely awful, destroyed India's economy, set India back centuries. It was literally one of the worst examples of colonialism.

Here's a book about it:

https://www.amazon.com/Inglorious-Empire-What-British-India/dp/1849048088

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3869139&forum_id=2#35223365)



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Date: January 23rd, 2018 11:52 PM
Author: Puce Hunting Ground

This book just seems like More of the same. Sort of soft analysis, emotional reasoning that any colonialism is bad. Is there anyone who takes a different POV?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3869139&forum_id=2#35223376)



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Date: January 24th, 2018 3:18 AM
Author: Crystalline orchestra pit

aren't the results objectively shit? why are you searching for a different POV when the outcomes overwhelmingly suggest otherwise?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3869139&forum_id=2#35224127)



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Date: January 23rd, 2018 11:54 PM
Author: gold ladyboy meetinghouse

They got British COMMON LAW and cricket, bro.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3869139&forum_id=2#35223391)



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Date: January 24th, 2018 1:30 AM
Author: Marvelous Immigrant



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Date: January 24th, 2018 1:08 AM
Author: carnelian zombie-like rigpig

cr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3869139&forum_id=2#35223694)



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Date: January 24th, 2018 12:31 AM
Author: Vivacious deer antler

Even if true, preventing India from becoming a world superpower was unquestionably a GOOD thing for the world.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3869139&forum_id=2#35223561)



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Date: January 24th, 2018 12:57 AM
Author: learning disabled home hissy fit

Haven't read up on it but I've been to India. All the impressive shit (and it really is impressive) is from like 1500. Everything since then until now is complete shit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3869139&forum_id=2#35223645)



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Date: January 24th, 2018 3:02 AM
Author: Mahogany lodge personal credit line

in other words, it all fell apart when the muslims came

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3869139&forum_id=2#35224071)



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Date: January 24th, 2018 3:18 AM
Author: Crystalline orchestra pit



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3869139&forum_id=2#35224128)



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Date: January 24th, 2018 3:27 AM
Author: learning disabled home hissy fit

Actually the muslims are the ones who built all the giant shit if you can believe it...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3869139&forum_id=2#35224155)