> Being a Indian I would gladly sacrifice some development for the freedom I enjoy in India.
The fact that you are fluent in English and have internet access suggests that you much more educated and wealthy than the average Indian. Ask the average Indian how they feel about sacrificing some freedom for development, and the answer will be very different from yours.
You get to have your cake and eat it as well. The poor in India do not. And they would rather eat the cake (have development, rather than freedom). Because they are not even really free.
>The fact that you are fluent in English and have internet access suggests that you much more educated and wealthy than the average Indian.
I agree I cannot speak for the poor in India. Both my parents were employed and my annual income was 5 times the per-capita income in India.
>You get to have your cake and eat it as well. The poor in India do not. And they would rather eat the cake (have development, rather than freedom). Because they are not even really free.
I agree they are not free. But I do not see how you can speak for them.
Well, given that the average Chinese person sees nothing but downsides from China sacrificing some freedom for development, it's probably not as clear-cut as you might think. Take a look at all the rural poor in China sometime.
The fact that you are fluent in English and have internet access suggests that you much more educated and wealthy than the average Indian. Ask the average Indian how they feel about sacrificing some freedom for development, and the answer will be very different from yours.
You get to have your cake and eat it as well. The poor in India do not. And they would rather eat the cake (have development, rather than freedom). Because they are not even really free.