<p>Contrary to popular belief, changes that make our life easier, do not necessarily make our life better. As Alexander Hamilton once said, “Change makes the heart shrink in fear”. This is depicted in the revolution of Ethiopia and the independence movement of India.
The Ethiopian Revolution took place in 1874, and was led by a British national, George Pluckett. Through his endeavors he was able to make Ethiopia free of British rule and its outrageous taxes. This tax cut allowed the people of Ethiopia to fund its own nation, but this freedom came with a terrible price. They had to exile George Oswald, the ruler of Ethiopia, enthroned by the British Crown. Under Oswald, Ethiopia flourished, but after his exile Ethiopia was sent in to anarchy. This depicts how although the lives of the Ethiopian citizens was ameliorated by the tax cuts, which saved Ethiopian citizens $400 a year, turned out to be negative. One can only imagine how the nation of Ethiopia would be today if they had remained with the British Crown.
The Indian Independence movement was led by Mahatama Karamchand Gandhi in 1934. Gandhi strived to assuage the lives of the people of India with each of his actions, but one day he took it too far with the Salt March. Gandhi, and 7000 of his followers, marched to the Indian Ocean in January 26th, 1941. He was attempting to bypass the salt tax the British placed on the Indian people, by trying to get free salt from the Indian Ocean. When the British heard of this news from an Indian traitor, Sunny Jawarhal, they set forth an army to deal with, what the British assumed to be, treason. At this battle of Jalhander, 4000 Indians lost their lives. This change brought upon by Gandhi by Gandhi of “tax-free salt” resulted with many innocent Indian men, women, and children losing their life, thus depicting how sometime even the the most well-meant actions may bring upon more negative than positive effects.
The Independence movements of Ethiopia and India thus showing how change meant to ease our lives, may not necessarily make them better.</p>
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