<i>&gt;just seize on the opportunity to mischaracterize a statement as pro-colonialist?</i><p>It&#x27;s not a mischaracterization. Just because he now regrets calling his opponents &quot;anti-colonialists&quot; (or rather <i>because the internet made him regret it</i>) does not mean I have to give him the benefit of the doubt.<p>Did he explicitly state that he thinks India would be better off under colonial rule? No.<p>Did he call opponents of Free Basics &quot;anti-colonialist&quot;?<p>If he&#x27;s uninformed about what colonialism did to India, then he should shut his mouth about it. But that would be too hard seeing as he has personal interest in Facebook getting a monopoly there and offering a second-class internet experience without having to invest anything into bandwidth (which would be paid for by the state).<p>Besides, the so-called &quot;explanation&quot; of his views in further tweets makes it look even worse because &quot;anti-colonialism&quot; is apparently very close to &quot;nationalism&quot;. So those filthy Indians are actually being <i>nationalists</i> for telling poor little Mark to go fuck himself and his idea of a cheaply done monopoly.