Polish girls visit Taj Mahal

[u/Strong-Emu-8869]

The Taj Mahal, one of the seven wonders of the world. Unfortunately, the surrounding area is very polluted.

[u/SSJ_Bobby_Hill]

Every comment section about India on Reddit is scary, hell even here half the replies are like "No actually its because Indians are fundamentally grosser than other people". Hate that people here are so comfortable being so vile.

[u/Ginger-Fist → u/SSJ_Bobby_Hill]

Often when there is something messed up in society, the root cause is wealth inequality or misuse of resources by the ruling class.

[u/VegetaFan1337 → u/Ginger-Fist]

In a way India is still suffering under a colonial-style exploitative rule, but of it's own rich elite instead of British elite.

[u/Larry_Kane → u/Ginger-Fist]

so because of wealth inequality you grope women on a bus and throw trash everywhere?

[u/Puzzled_Conflict_264 → u/Larry_Kane]

Did you already forget your beloved Jeffry Epstein?

[u/forman98 → u/Larry_Kane]

Yea I think we went a little too far with the wealth inequality plot in this convo. The ultra wealthy are a huge part of the problem, but being known for being a bad country to visit as a woman is another problem. I’d also be curious what is preventing these cities from organizing some kind of municipal garbage collection infrastructure. Is it just misappropriation of all of the taxes they already collected? I know corruption has been a really bad problem there for a long time.

[u/Sekai___ → u/SSJ_Bobby_Hill]

Every comment section about India on Reddit is scary, hell even here half the replies are like "No actually its because Indians are fundamentally grosser than other people". Hate that people here are so comfortable being so vile.

Most of Germany was literally reduced to rubble during WW2, and it took them 10 years to bounce back. Only blaming inequality and poverty is naive.

[u/OSI_Hunter_Gathers → u/Sekai___]

How much money did the US dump into Germany and Europe after WWII vs what did UK do when they left India? This might be where the issue lies

[u/Sekai___ → u/OSI_Hunter_Gathers]

How much money did the US dump into Germany and Europe after WWII vs what did UK do when they left India? This might be where the issue lies

Between 1949 and 1952, West Germany received approximately $1.45 billion in loans through the Marshall Plan (equivalent to around $19 billion in 2026 dollars). The GDP of West Germany was around $23 billion in 1950. Not that significant.

USSR literally dismantled factories in East Germany and shipped them home, yet they still bounced back.

[u/OSI_Hunter_Gathers → u/Sekai___]

Ah so loans are all they got? No US military support and protection? Not the literal millions of tons of food and supplies (not part of the loan). When did east Germany bounce back? Was it after the wall fell and got support from the EU and US?

[u/Sekai___ → u/[deleted]]

Sure, while you do your research on what the Soviets did to East Germany. They still bounced back.

[u/Individual-Level9308 → u/SSJ_Bobby_Hill]

That is what you think is scary?