25. Not sure why you're picking on only the British
Not that I don't agree.
"kept billions from advancing and enjoying the same standard of living we enjoy in the west because of all the assets and resources stolen by the British."
But we wouldn't have that standard if the west hadn't done the imperial conquest thing. Nobody is enjoying this standard of living without the use of force.
Might I suggest looking up Jared Diamond? He talks about geography(and all the factors involved in it) and how that might be the only reason the Aztecs(or any other empire that was colonized by European powers) weren't the ones coming over to Europe to do the conquering.
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