3 ms·
I love it, the English can be there to exploit India and enslave its people but we treat their work as art. If it was anyone else like the Ottomans, we would tr
by djklfhdsbv 3mo ago
I love it, the English can be there to exploit India and enslave its people but we treat their work as art. If it was anyone else like the Ottomans, we would treat it as barbarianism.
- seesawtron 3mo agoOh boy, you haven’t read enough about the British rule in India.
- leosanchez 3mo agoPlease educate
- Mainan_Tagonist 3mo agoThis is a pretty good read https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/174501.India https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/174501.India This is a bit lighter and not specifically about India, enlightening nonetheless: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/166434.Empire https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/166434.Empire Basically, the history of British administration of India can not be summed up by the massacre of Amritsar or the sepoy wars
- HexDecOctBin 3mo agoAnd if you want a perspective other than imperial apologists and colonial nostalgics, read https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32618967-an-era-of-darkness https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32618967-an-era-of-darkn... and https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42972023-the-anarchy https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42972023-the-anarchy
- Mainan_Tagonist 3mo agowhich of the two is John Keay?
- drTobiasFunke 3mo agoInglorious empire is another good one by Tharoor. Provides letters and statements from British officials and officers to show the intent and exploits.
- fennecfoxy 3mo agoLmao, really? England has famously been judged for its industrial colonisation, even if it was still in an era where _everyone_ was colonising _everyone_. Interesting how Genghis Khan got away with it, to most he's now just a "badass" historical figure, I don't think most people could tell of all the terrible things he was responsible for.
- vintermann 3mo agoGenghis Khan had the "decency" of failing pretty badly at producing an institution outliving him, whereas the English royal family are keeping a shockingly big share of the loot to this day.
- nyeah 3mo agoIn what sense does Genghis Khan get away with it? He was a monster.
- Mainan_Tagonist 3mo agoDepends who you ask... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equestrian_statue_of_Genghis_Khan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equestrian_statue_of_Genghis_K... Kublai Khan also makes for decent entertainment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Polo_(2014_TV_series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Polo_(2014_TV_series)
- drTobiasFunke 3mo agoYes, Genghis was a brutal conqueror so he was a monster (rightfully). But Alexander, who was also a brutal conqueror, killed millions and literally burnt down persian capital is “the great”. See how subtle propaganda works? You dont even realize how it gets to you.
- yomismoaqui 3mo agoThe winner writes the history. E.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Legend https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Legend
- modo_mario 3mo agoI think the ottomans typically catch much less flack than the english. Only more recent stuff against greeks, armenians and kurds catches flack and those are around to amplify it.