We need to talk about India..
Oct 13, 2026 · 16 min · 14 segments
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Oct 13, 2026 · 16 min · 14 segments
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So is it true? Is that...
We've all seen the clips, the chaotic streets, open defecation, the Ganges River turned into a floating garbage dump, and a general disregard for public order.
These images have sparked intense criticism of Indian culture, especially now-
Yeah
... as Indians make up the vast majority of work-related visas.
Mm-hmm.
So why is India like that? Academics love to blame colonialism.
It's their favorite-
Right
... excuse for why underdeveloped countries are-
Yeah
...
the way they are.
But for once, they actually might be pointing in the right direction.
Mm-hmm.
White people bad.
Though not in the way they think.
Mm-hmm
...
Mm-hmm.
It was run by the Mughals, and before the Mughals, they were run by the Delhi Sultanate.
I am massively oversimplifying, but over the last 1,000 years, India has effectively had no truly united or stable period of self-rule.
So is it true? Is that...
We've all seen the clips, the chaotic streets, open defecation, the Ganges River turned into a floating garbage dump, and a general disregard for public order.
These images have sparked intense criticism of Indian culture, especially now-
Yeah
... as Indians make up the vast majority of work-related visas.
Mm-hmm.
So why is India like that? Academics love to blame colonialism.
It's their favorite-
Right
... excuse for why underdeveloped countries are-
Yeah
...
the way they are.
But for once, they actually might be pointing in the right direction.
Mm-hmm.
White people bad.
Though not in the way they think.
Mm-hmm
...
Mm-hmm.
It was run by the Mughals, and before the Mughals, they were run by the Delhi Sultanate.
I am massively oversimplifying, but over the last 1,000 years, India has effectively had no truly united or stable period of self-rule.
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