> Unfortunately, at the heart of the issue were the merchants of a major foreign power — Great Britain. In order to balance out their trade deficit with China, the British began exporting opium into Chinese ports in large quantities. <
A friend of mine, a history buff, once said that the English upper class was the most evil group in all of history. I’d argue argue against the “most” designation. Consider Hitler’s Nazis and Stalin’s commissars, for example.
Nevertheless, my friend did have a point.
Nevertheless, my friend did have a point.
If you read enough history, you quickly realize that the English Aristocracy were/are some vicious bastards. They also tend to be successful as a result.