Comment on India has surpassed Japan to become the fourth-largest economyparentComments−toomuchtodo8moCalifornia has a population of 40M people, India 1.4B+, so surpassing California shouldn’t be surprising as India rapidly develops.−gsky8moCalifornia wasn't colonised but india was for 200 years by Europeans−harvey98moHow would you describe the arrival of people from Europe and elsewhere into what is now California?−gsky8moI meant extraction of resources by Europeans for 200 years. C−wtcactus8moAnd 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.−leosanchez8moAnd 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 rigidNo 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[1]. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/12/britai...[2]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_famine_of_1943I didn't even scrape the surface of the atrocities you did.−gsky8moSlavery by whom? Whites and Muslims?−wtcactus8moNo, 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−krapp8moWho do you think named it "California?" It sure wasn't the natives.−lurk28moCalifornia wasn't colonisedYes it was.−boringg8moRapidly?
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California has a population of 40M people, India 1.4B+, so surpassing California shouldn’t be surprising as India rapidly develops.
California wasn't colonised but india was for 200 years by Europeans
How would you describe the arrival of people from Europe and elsewhere into what is now California?
I meant extraction of resources by Europeans for 200 years. C
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.
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
Thank you for all the massacres and famines Europeans. [1] [2]
[0]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_indenture_system
[1]. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/12/britai...
[2]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_famine_of_1943
I didn't even scrape the surface of the atrocities you did.
Slavery by whom? Whites and Muslims?
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
Who do you think named it "California?" It sure wasn't the natives.
Yes it was.
Rapidly?