Would India have pioneered the Industrial Revolution, without the actions of the East India Company? Possibly. There were however, many exploitative local rulers in India, and surrounding countries, … (View Post)

I think too, the wars of 1793-1815 stimulated manufacturing in this country, while severely undermining early industrialisation in France and the Low Countries. The UK played much the same role, econ… (View Post)

My own view is that nobody in Germany today has anything to be guilty about. We can all agree that the Nazis (and their helpers), were a vile bunch. (View Post)

To me, it’s more that any such apology will be insincere and an exercise in patting oneself on the back about how much better we are than those awful people. It’s possible for people to take pride in… (View Post)

That part of what he wrote was quite fair. But, nobody owes us a “debt of gratitude” for our ancestors’ beneficial deeds, any more than we carry a debt of guilt for their harmful ones. (View Post)