Comparing the rate of growth of an independent country vs colony is not really required.
Having&#x2F;Being a colony is not justified, whatever be the growth. An independent country where natives freely decide how to run themselves is far more important than any metric.<p>When people say &quot;xyz was ill informed&quot; - thats BS. Marc should educate himself before he opens his mouth. He can make an ill informed investment decision but if he makes a comment that hurts a nations sentiments then there&#x27;s no way to justify it.