dilloduck
Diamond Member
Mariner said:I was talking about different religions in the U.S., in response to Mom4.
As for Indians and the British--yes, the British left some good institutions--education, the railroads, etc. But India was a wealthy country--the wealthiest in the world--for 1500 or more years before the British arrived. At that point, the British Empire had 3% of world GNP. India had 17%. The British raped the country, leaving it destitute and therefore prone to overpopulation. So it's a complicated legacy, some good, some bad.
Indians like my parents were drawn to this country by its multiculturalism--that was the point I was trying to make.
Mariner.
Multiculturalism??? How about the fact that it is the land of opportunity and freedom!