Re: ‘Britain a small island that no one pays any attention to!’
They might not have invented it but they propagated it and made it popular. They often even shipped slaves to foreign countries. The reason India and Pakistan populace is so poor is because UK looted so much in 300 years. Before that when you read of accounts of English settlers they talk of how much wealth they saw. Before their foreign invasions England was in state of poverty and colonialism allowed them to go from rags to riches. I mention this to white people who talk about how much poverty there is on the subcontinent, so many slums and all that. The estimate is trillions of dollars not including gems and diamonds. The GDP of the India/Pakistan subcontinent according to historians was around 32% and after the British left it was 3%. No wonder inventions can’t occur on empty stomach. Will they ever return the resources they stole? Probably not.
Unfortunately now both countries populations will be looted by politicians and governments. The people in UK talk about there being over-immigration. Well that wouldn’t exist if they didn’t colonialise all those places and take so much away. The natives of America and Australia did not ask to be colonialised and looted either. They’re not asking the English to go back home. It’s because they now all belong to the land. But now most peple know of colonialism and lot of british people today seem to be ashamed of this past which they should be.
What did the UK contribute for worldwide benefit? The railways, technology etc was to help their colony survive to help take goods for their own benefit. It wasn’t altruistic. Individual organisations exist which were altruistic but the British government, like others worldwide, does things only for its own benefit which i guess it should. HOwever, i disagree with Putin because def Uk is a better place and more equitable than Russia is. Over-exaggeration is not good tho.