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Old 05-18-2011, 09:52 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles area
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I think that it's safe to say that as conquerors go the Brits were certainly less brutal than the Germans and Japanese. Not that they weren't brutal when it suited their needs you understand. Or when their blood was up, Cawnpore Well and all that.
What you said above is the same as what I was saying. I'm completely baffled what the argument is about.
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Old 05-29-2011, 09:59 PM
 
Location: Wherever women are
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Well, maybe so. But don't forget that the Japanese pushed west out of Burma and almost reached the eastern edge of India before being pushed back again by the Anglo-Indian forces. Had the Japanese occupied even a part of India, you recent ancestors would have learned that British Imperial rule was relatively benign. Note that my statement is not a defense of British Imperial rule. Some Indians under the leadership of Bose, as I'm sure you know better than I, had decided that the enemy of their enemy must be their friend, and that assumption can be pretty dangerous.
Oh yes, the civilization survives nearly 600 years of hardcore Islamic rule and still remains 90% hindu, when the British arrive. And these guys will be terrorized by people who make tofu and sushi?? That's quite the argument. I found it amusing rather.
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Old 05-29-2011, 10:49 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles area
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Oh yes, the civilization survives nearly 600 years of hardcore Islamic rule and still remains 90% hindu, when the British arrive. And these guys will be terrorized by people who make tofu and sushi?? That's quite the argument. I found it amusing rather.
It is a matter of historical record that the Japanese were brutal in the extreme wherever they took over conquered territory. What they made to eat had nothing to do with it. You seem to think my comments were directed towards denigrating the Indians. No so at all. My sole point was and remains that however objectionable the British yoke was in India, the Japanese yoke would have been worse had it been applied. This whole business is far from amusing - just ask any Chinese or Korean.
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Old 06-15-2011, 01:26 AM
 
Location: Fairfax County, VA
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Two and half million Indian troops are said to have served in the British army in WWII. At least six thousand died in Italy and many were wounded in fierce fighting, such as at Cassino. Would it be fair to say that compared to other theaters of WWII, there seems to be scant coverage of their service?
Don't forget about the Brazilian Expeditionary Force.
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