a very similar thing is happening here. the reason a handful of europeans were able to conquer a large countries like india and china is because local elites conspired with foreigners for short term personal gain. remember india had artillery and guns when europeans arrived and had bee fighting the muslims for a long time. fast forward to present day: again a handful of local elites are conspiring for personal short term gain and eventually america and europe will be conquered by foreigners. only this time the colonization is not violent.
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