The myth that John Locke was the philosopher behind the American Republic, is easily refuted by examining how Locke's philosophy steered Thomas Jefferson, for example.
Robert TroutThe East India Company established a monopoly over the production of opium, shortly after taking over Bengal.
Robert TroutThe American Revolution was, in fact, a battle against the philosophy of Locke and the English utilitarians.
Robert TroutThe britishh seizure of Hong Kong was an aspect of one of the most ugly crimes of the britishh Empire: the takeover and destruction of India, and the use of India to flood China with opium.
Robert Trout