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As an Indian I find this beyond offensive. >>The mess of leaving it as the world's largest democracy? The mess of Bengal Famine, killing over 4 million people

by kamaal 10y ago

As an Indian I find this beyond offensive. >>The mess of leaving it as the world's largest democracy? The mess of Bengal Famine, killing over 4 million people : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_famine_of_1943 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_famine_of_1943 The mess of massacres like this : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jallianwala_Bagh_massacre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jallianwala_Bagh_massacre The mess of partition of India : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_of_India https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_of_India I could really go on. But seriously the British have the temerity to go around the world tell others how they screwing India was for India's own good?

hartpuff 10y ago
So Britain "screwed" India (how anyone in their right mind can argue that partition of India was worse than inevitable and catastrophic civil war is beyond me) and yet somehow, despite Britain, India managed to establish democracy (coincidentally the same model as Britain's), a legal system (coincidentally the same model as Britain's), infrastructure (British made roads, railways and bridges), universities, the banning of barbaric Indian practices like suttee and female infanticide, the suppression of thugs, the establishment of major important cities like Bombay (Mumbai) and Calcutta (Kolkata)... I could really go on too. But seriously Indians have the temerity to think all that happened despite Britain, and not because of Britain? And presumably when other British colonies developed similar infrastructure, stability, prosperity through trade, rule of law and/or democratic principles, it was also just mere coincidence; while most/all colonies of other European countries and the USA notably ended up as virtual failed states and/or dictatorships. Yeah, what have the British ever done for us?

by kamaal 10y ago

hartpuff 10y ago

So Britain "screwed" India (how anyone in their right mind can argue that partition of India was worse than inevitable and catastrophic civil war is beyond me) and yet somehow, despite Britain, India managed to establish democracy (coincidentally the same model as Britain's), a legal system (coincidentally the same model as Britain's), infrastructure (British made roads, railways and bridges), universities, the banning of barbaric Indian practices like suttee and female infanticide, the suppression of thugs, the establishment of major important cities like Bombay (Mumbai) and Calcutta (Kolkata)... I could really go on too. But seriously Indians have the temerity to think all that happened despite Britain, and not because of Britain? And presumably when other British colonies developed similar infrastructure, stability, prosperity through trade, rule of law and/or democratic principles, it was also just mere coincidence; while most/all colonies of other European countries and the USA notably ended up as virtual failed states and/or dictatorships. Yeah, what have the British ever done for us?