Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: kumar who wrote (36836)	8/12/2002 4:33:50 AM
From: Maurice Winn	Respond to of 281500

<Gandhi didn't need to. he convinced the indian population to hit the Brits where it hurt - their purse. All the non-cooperation activities were ultimately depriving the empire of revenue, whilst it kept incurring costs.> Kumar, Looks as though they hit themselves in the purse too, and continue to do so. China is getting rich while India is still celebrating 50 years of independent poverty. I guess that India had a greater GDP per capita when Indians, like Kiwis, were British subjects. Same with Zimbabwe. Same with a lot of places. Independence is over-rated, of greater benefit to those who contrive to take power and therefore the money than the serfs who seem never to be the primary beneficiaries [or to benefit at all] from independence. Mqurice