<i>I don&#x27;t think anyone thinks that he meant that.</i><p>The Internet hate machine on this issue has been driven almost entirely by that very thought. Andreessen&#x27;s even been forced to say, &quot;To be clear, I am 100% opposed to colonialism, and 100% in favor of independence and freedom, in any country, including India.&quot;<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;pmarca&#x2F;status&#x2F;697488911350652928" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;pmarca&#x2F;status&#x2F;697488911350652928</a><p>Why would anyone have to make such an absurd clarification if that wasn&#x27;t exactly what has become a widespread interpretation?<p>The original title of the Bloomberg article (which has since been rewritten, and is the submitted article for this HN thread) was &quot;Marc Andreessen Pro-Colonialism Tweet Riles India Tech World,&quot; with subheds to the same effect.