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| Originally Posted by aclivity No, we enslaved populations, ignored local culture, stole everything of value and forced a new religion. |
Actually, I can't agree with that, not in the case of Britain anyway - the Indian Subcontinent for example, is still overwhelmingly Hindu & Moslem, the Gulf States are all still Moslem, as is Malaysia - disrespect towards local religious practices (apart from things like Khandi) was something the Empire builders were very anxious to avoid - they actually did their level best to keep the missionaries out and I think, for the most part, (I guess Australia was something of an exception), the local cultures were in most cases left largely untouched.