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Was The British Empire Good Or Bad?
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Just been watching The Big Question on BBC1, today it was about The British Empire.
Judging by the ethnics in the audience it was bad, yet it is queer that although they kicked the big, bad, British out of their country, they have now chosen to live amongst here.
Yes they kicked us out without a mention of the word Racist, yet if we were to do likewise and now kick them out of our country, then that would be Racist.
Interesting to note that typically for the BBC, the ethnics got the highest number of persons slagging off the British, with only about two whites defending us.
Judging by the ethnics in the audience it was bad, yet it is queer that although they kicked the big, bad, British out of their country, they have now chosen to live amongst here.
Yes they kicked us out without a mention of the word Racist, yet if we were to do likewise and now kick them out of our country, then that would be Racist.
Interesting to note that typically for the BBC, the ethnics got the highest number of persons slagging off the British, with only about two whites defending us.
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Togo, it's not making excuses for an empire -- although, if you want to frame the EUSSR that way, then that makes anyone who talks about the British Empire in the manner of, say, TTT, more than a little hypocritical. Because *they* are the ones portraying the EU as an invading force, taking away our right to rule.
Except that a) they took nothing away from us that we didn't also choose, as a nation, to give, and b) we're literally just about to have the opportunity to leave it, if we so choose (and if we do choose to leave then we can, and in practice the only one who would stop that happening is the UK government if they chose to ignore the result of the referendum). Also, c) in the one case the "conquest" was achieved through force of arms, and in the other, if conquest there was at all, was agreed according to a set of rules which we had a role in shaping.
None of these is characteristic of an imperialist, oppressive regime. In as much as I am drawing a parallel between the two,it is only to draw attention to the ridiculously overblown hyperbole of some "out" campaigners.
Except that a) they took nothing away from us that we didn't also choose, as a nation, to give, and b) we're literally just about to have the opportunity to leave it, if we so choose (and if we do choose to leave then we can, and in practice the only one who would stop that happening is the UK government if they chose to ignore the result of the referendum). Also, c) in the one case the "conquest" was achieved through force of arms, and in the other, if conquest there was at all, was agreed according to a set of rules which we had a role in shaping.
None of these is characteristic of an imperialist, oppressive regime. In as much as I am drawing a parallel between the two,it is only to draw attention to the ridiculously overblown hyperbole of some "out" campaigners.
Naomi....you castigated me yesterday, for my remarks about a confusing post by AOG, but isn't this the same ?
"Peter Pedant, lucid intervals? Not your specialist subject"
Good for the goose but not the gander perhaps ?
Even more perhaps...practise what you preach ?
Its obvious to many of us, that PP doesn't not enjoy the best of health, and perhaps we should cut him some slack, don't you think ?
"Peter Pedant, lucid intervals? Not your specialist subject"
Good for the goose but not the gander perhaps ?
Even more perhaps...practise what you preach ?
Its obvious to many of us, that PP doesn't not enjoy the best of health, and perhaps we should cut him some slack, don't you think ?
// "Peter Pedant, lucid intervals? Not your specialist subject"
Good for the goose but not the gander perhaps ?
Even more perhaps...practise what you preach ? //
no honestly no brake on freedom of speech - for a start I would miss their dopey comments...
and hey I am in remission this week - the sort of remission that requires radiotherapy but what the hell ! so ni wondering if I have lucid intervals or not is not high on my list of priorities. Thx for the thought tho
[ oo er hope I havent confused anyone ]
Good for the goose but not the gander perhaps ?
Even more perhaps...practise what you preach ? //
no honestly no brake on freedom of speech - for a start I would miss their dopey comments...
and hey I am in remission this week - the sort of remission that requires radiotherapy but what the hell ! so ni wondering if I have lucid intervals or not is not high on my list of priorities. Thx for the thought tho
[ oo er hope I havent confused anyone ]
