I have thought of this for months, perhaps a year maybe. "Why did we fail & why do we continue to fail?"
https://twitter.com/v169u/status/1449633359651426305
One of the 1st times I really zeroed in on this was when I realized that Indians (all Desis really) may be one of the only people who gloat about their service in an occupying forces' army (British Raj service - muh martial race).
Isolate that. Remove British/Indian.
You get invaded. Your people are pitted against each other by the invader. You become conquered. You are recruited into the conquering forces' army to oppress your own. And then you brag about your valor & militaristic prowess.
You get invaded. Your people are pitted against each other by the invader. You become conquered. You are recruited into the conquering forces' army to oppress your own. And then you brag about your valor & militaristic prowess.
Maybe because I am not from "muh martial" background that I don't understand this. But seriously, if an alien looked at this scenario, they would assume the absolute worst of the Indian psyche.
Like I get the British Indian Army was a fearsome force. One of the most successful in the world at that time, but come on dude...
This kanging is honestly just a cope for defeat & betrayal.
This kanging is honestly just a cope for defeat & betrayal.
But it gets deeper...I think the death-knell of India is that it lacked unity. A vicious and myopic tribalism infested the subcontinent much before the deservedly maligned Islamic & European invaders came.
But most don't want to accept this.
But most don't want to accept this.
It touches a nerve across all of Indian society. A simple question:
What did India produce prior to 500 CE & what did it produce after 500 CE? Why did India change so radically & start decaying after that date? What's so special about that time period?
What did India produce prior to 500 CE & what did it produce after 500 CE? Why did India change so radically & start decaying after that date? What's so special about that time period?
500 CE is when rigid jati endogamy calcified across India. I'm not gonna beat around the bush: endogamy retarded Indian society. It killed merit & competition. I get the arguments for tradition & diversity for today
But the hardening of caste endogamy coincides with Indian decay
But the hardening of caste endogamy coincides with Indian decay
At least some fluidity, competition, churn is needed in society for natural selection to create new winners & losers. Ibn Khaldun talks about how mobile raiders upend settled societies, become settled & lazy themselves, & get upended by another group, churning society...
Did this intra-societal competition even happen in India after 500 CE at the scale other societies had it happen? Imho, endogamy led to a stale & stagnant society. We slowly lulled into lethargy. The spirit of dynamism & adventure that spread Indian civilization across Asia died.
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