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A series on Indian history and culture then? I look forward to the histories of Amritsar and the Mogul empire…"I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
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Originally posted by cojak View Post
You mean it wasn't just western imperialism and the naughty Brits causing all the issues with India?
And Churchill and how much worse he dealt with repeated famine that had been happening for centuries before we got there.
I sniff a reparations request call me a cynic.Last edited by vetran; 5 November 2024, 09:34.Comment
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Shocked that anyone would believe Aunty Beeb might broadcast questionable content!
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Yours is a very Eurocentric perspective vetran.
I suspect that BigDataPro Hinducentric."I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
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Possibly but truth is truth. Happy to believe the East India country were pretty brutal and being part of the empire was pretty bad as was being part of the war effort but India was in effective civil war when we got there.I think there is more to learn not all of it pleasant for either side.Originally posted by cojak View PostComment
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…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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Originally posted by WTFH View Post
Only if you learn from the slaver.
Apparently I am one of their top readers 60 stories this year.Comment
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Being part of the Japanese Empire would have been even more fun.Originally posted by vetran View PostWhen the fun stops, STOP.Comment
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They gave the Belgians a run for their money!Originally posted by DoctorStrangelove View PostComment
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