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Old 19-08-2007, 15:19   #13
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Re: Are we to blame?

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Originally Posted by Lampman View Post
Well thanks for the reminders there SteelJack,rightly or wrongly we are currently suffering payback for all the perceived wrongs that the Empire 'caused'.
I for one am still proud to be British that includes our murky past.We certainly carried a big stick in those days,now it's only the yob culture who do!
If for nothing else you've got to admire our organisational skills. In 1939 there were 100,000 British in India, controlling a population of 650 million people. That's quite some feat.
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