@RickHills2 And then there’s this recently published book, which gives a pretty good global summary of the issue: https://t.co/eBD35n1reA.
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"The savings from the slave trade provided the finance for initial investment for the industrial revolution in Britain along with the profit of the East India Company and the saving of those who were associated with the Company - " https://t.co/knoyG1keA4
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3. "The Market Revolution, funded by the thrift of Britain’s Scrooges, was already enriching mankind." The market revolution was actually funded by the slave trade and the conquest of India. As a brown guy, I'm particularly angry about this. 5/x https://t