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> somewhat irrelevant but harmless relic of a bygone era, about which I am largely indifferent. Many old people, still alive, lived a good chunk of their lives
by F1Qy94GJ55 5y ago
> somewhat irrelevant but harmless relic of a bygone era, about which I am largely indifferent.
Many old people, still alive, lived a good chunk of their lives in what was a British colony then and he was the prince then too. Neither was it that far back in history, nor was it harmless :)
You can be indifferent like many others and celebrate the British monarchy, but I suppose I cannot, like many others.
- spectramax 5y agoA lot of things your grandpa did in 1930s was probably deeply sexist. Are you going to also look at your granpa with vengeful attitude? Society evolves. Forgive the wrong doings of the past, and move forward. Look ahead.
- F1Qy94GJ55 5y agoWow, multiple personal attacks in this thread, all for disagreeing, for saying "...I see him as a wealthy old man from a very influential family who should have done better", speaking about the colonial past in his lifetime". Ugh! Some things never change.
- spectramax 5y agoI didn’t mean any personal animosity. Most men in 1930s were sexist and it was accepted in the society. Even, Switzerland allowed women to vote 1980’s. The point is to let go of the decades old past.
- Fazel94 5y agoMost men in 1943 didn't took part in govs taking the food in such a scale that cause a famine with 2 million dead. So I would give them a pass. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famine_in_India#Bengal_famine_of_1943 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famine_in_India#Bengal_famine_...
- Scea91 5y agoIn 1943 Philip was serving in navy fighting Nazis. Not sure why you are linking him to a famine over which he had zero influence.
- Veen 5y agoIt’s not for disagreeing or holding a different opinion. It’s for being rude. Whatever your opinion, sometimes it’s good manners to moderate how you express it.
- TrevorJ 5y agoIf you think someone disagreeing with you is a personal attack then I don't know what to tell you. You tried to dunk on a recently dead guy, which is generally considered bad form, and got called out for it.