preface
As the strongest country in the world, Britain itself is quite capable of politics and ideology. In terms of force, the British Empire once conquered most of the world. In terms of political economy, it is undeniable that Britain pioneered a constitutional monarchy and also led the Industrial Revolution. But in the process of its own development, Britain has also hurt many other countries. From the beginning of the once criminal triangular trade, until the British invaded and colonized everywhere, every continent in the world was basically scourged by the British, and Britain's colonies were all over the world, which is why it is called the empire of the sun never sets.
Britain has invaded so many countries compared to some aggressors who incur endless hatred from the invaded countries, but we rarely hear which countries hate Britain very much. What kind of ability does Britain have to beat others up and rob them of their money, and others still don't hate him? To understand this, we have to look at the United Kingdom itself.
The state of the United Kingdom
Compared with some invaders who invaded other countries, trampled on the original culture of the invaded country and slaughtered other people's citizens, Britain, as a country that has always believed in freedom, is basically less likely to do so. After the British successfully colonized other countries, the British also tried to ensure the original culture of the region as much as possible, such as the British colonized India for so long, and did not see the British forcibly force Indians not to believe in Hinduism, not to wear headscarves, and to use paper to go to the toilet.
In contrast, the British maintained a relatively moderate attitude towards the rule of their colonies. The British did promote their culture to their colonies, but the British promoted their culture in a way similar to "professors", and it was in the long run that these people in the British colonies recognized British culture. And some of them even regard Britain as their teacher, and this is the brilliance of Britain.
At the same time, there are indeed many people who believe that Britain invaded their country and hate Britain quite a bit. But in the period of British colonial expansion, Britain's military strength was even several times more than the world's second and third combined, it was under such a strong force deterrent, even if there were colonies who wanted to rebel, they would be quickly suppressed by Britain, and in the long run, the colonists could only dare to be angry and dare not speak, and no one dared to say that Britain was not.
Advantages in other areas
Britain colonized other countries, not to bring civilization and economy to these countries, but to plunder the raw materials and resources of this country for its own industrial production, and at the same time to open the doors of these countries so that the industrial products produced by them could be sold. It is precisely because of this purpose that these colonized countries will become poorer and poorer over time, and the life of these colonial people will not be guaranteed, of course, they understand.
But these ordinary people are not capable of driving away the colonizers, and they can only take their anger out on the current authorities in the country, and such a bitter hatred will continue for generations. This is also a strategy of the British, the British can always transfer the hatred of the people of the colonized countries to a puppet, rather than letting the anger of these people directly vent on the British, just like there are many Chinese who hate the late Qing and incompetence, but did not expect that the British invaded us without morality.
After the British colonized a country, it would first require that all the military command of the country be managed by the British, and all the financial revenue of the country must also be managed by the British, and the same is true of the common people. After all, as a colonizer, it is simple to control the money and military of the colonized country, but it takes a little more effort to pull the hearts of the colonized country to itself, and Britain is also focusing on this.
For the colonized people, if the British do not make some efforts to control them, then the colony will still be in a state of instability as a whole, and it will be difficult for Britain to use it. Therefore, Britain will start with cultural inheritance, using such a method of envy and benevolence, on the one hand, let the common people in the colonies realize that their status is unshakable, and on the other hand, give these people a little favor, whether it is because of Stockholm syndrome or whatever the reason, Britain has pinched the hearts of these people.
The importance of a virtuous circle
As a country that led the first industrial revolution, as early as the beginning of the last century to the middle and late 19th century, Britain's industrial production level has reached the peak of the world. Britain's productivity at that time was quite amazing, so Britain was always able to produce some redundant industrial goods that they could not use, and the needs of the British themselves were fully met. At this time, the British gave these surpluses to the poor colonists, and of course they were grateful to Dade.
And the British do not only give them industrial products, sometimes the British upgrade and iteration, so the British will also pass on some obsolete foundations to poor and backward colonies. For these colonies, although these technologies were already used by the British and did not want to use, they were enough to produce a major change in their country and bring more wealth. After the colonies with production technology produced some goods, Britain could recycle them at a low price to meet its own market.
With this kind of high-quality and inexpensive commodity to meet the needs of the domestic market, the British commoners spent less money to buy more things, Britain also obtained more economic benefits in this way, and the British colonies will also get a certain economy, which is already in a virtuous circle. So although the British colonized these places, these places seem to feel that their economic level has improved, and how can the British be blamed?
epilogue
Finally, in general, when the British colonized a place, it did bring a certain economic prosperity to the place in a short period of time. But the economic prosperity in this short period of time is based on overdrawing the future of the country, after all, the British have occupied the raw material market, and it is difficult for the country to develop itself in the future.
And for the common people of the colonies, they did not have the foresight to see the legacy of British colonization, but instead believed that Britain had brought wealth and civilization to themselves, which was what the British wanted. And now the people of many countries that were once invaded by British colonialism do not hate the British, and this is also for this reason.