Generally speaking, averaging it all out, colonialism was a net ____ for the countries that got colonized
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What are you referring to by "countries" in this poll? The people living there at the time of colonization got mostly annihilated.
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I don't think so? I was under the impression most colonized areas did not get mostly annihilated
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Maybe a separate poll for non former British colonies? I’m guessing most people taking this poll only focus on the US, Canada and Australia.
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India went from 25% of global GDP to less than 5%. Great video on the topic: youtu.be/f7CW7S0zxv4
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Considering the technological advancement of certain untouched societies it's sure as hell a net positive to me. Still pretty fucked up.
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There is a theory , had Europeans not come to America , this land would be in the same state as Africa . Not my theory.