“Empireworld” by Sathnam Sanghera

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  • Britain introduced alcohol to much of the world
  • Empire changed the world’s agriculture
  • Many of Empire’s laws that exploit have morphed into protective laws
  • NGOs are often created to continue the legacy of Empire
  • Relying on an NGO undermines national rights
  • Homophobic (and sodomy) laws were spread to discourage Imperial workers from infidelities
  • Gay marriages were common in Africa mining communities
  • Indian homosexuality was common pre-colonial
  • The Victorian era was obsessed with controlling sex
  • “Britain is basically governed by investigation”
  • Skin color was ancient novelty but not grounds for discrimination
  • Former Spanish colonies tend to have more stable democracies than former British ones

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