#foundedonopium — Public Fediverse posts
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> ...Of the fourteen members of the founding committee, three were Parsis and one was a representative of #DavidSassoon & Co.. the bank’s rapid expansion owed a great deal to its funding of the opium trade. The fact that this company, better known as #HSBC , is today one of the world’s largest banks is an indication of the extent to which the institutions of modern #GlobalizedCapitalism are #FoundedOnOpium.
#Opium #FreeTrade #AmitavGhosh #SmokeAndAshes
#TheSassoons