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Auggie Gold Member Offline The Bull Moose Posts: 8571	If you live in freedom, thank the British Empire Apr 11^th, 2018 at 4:58pm
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Aussie Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 37678 Gender:	Re: If you live in freedom, thank the British Empire Reply #1 - Apr 11^th, 2018 at 5:04pm Or if for example you are India, you have had all your valuables stolen from you.....by the British, yes?
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miketrees Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6488 Gender:	Re: If you live in freedom, thank the British Empire Reply #2 - Apr 11^th, 2018 at 5:45pm India would be an even worse place now if not for the Poms
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Aussie Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 37678 Gender:	Re: If you live in freedom, thank the British Empire Reply #3 - Apr 11^th, 2018 at 5:47pm miketrees wrote on Apr 11^th, 2018 at 5:45pm: India would be an even worse place now if not for the Poms Really? Got any proof? A link? Or is that just your somehow informed opinion?
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Gnads Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 28027 Gender:	Re: If you live in freedom, thank the British Empire Reply #4 - Apr 11^th, 2018 at 5:55pm Aussie wrote on Apr 11^th, 2018 at 5:04pm: Or if for example you are India, you have had all your valuables stolen from you.....by the British, yes? What a load of cobblers.
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Gnads Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 28027 Gender:	Re: If you live in freedom, thank the British Empire Reply #5 - Apr 11^th, 2018 at 5:56pm Aussie wrote on Apr 11^th, 2018 at 5:47pm: miketrees wrote on Apr 11^th, 2018 at 5:45pm: India would be an even worse place now if not for the Poms Really? Got any proof? A link? Or is that just your somehow informed opinion? Where's your link?
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issuevoter Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9200 The Great State of Mind Gender:	Re: If you live in freedom, thank the British Empire Reply #6 - Apr 11^th, 2018 at 5:56pm There is a lot of truth in this statement, but it is a sweeping generalisation that ignores the French Revolution and the US war of independence. And don't forget that freedom in the British Empire was not something Imperialists were all that happy with.
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Gordon Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20221 Gordon Gender:	Re: If you live in freedom, thank the British Empire Reply #7 - Apr 11^th, 2018 at 6:00pm Aussie wrote on Apr 11^th, 2018 at 5:04pm: Or if for example you are India, you have had all your valuables stolen from you.....by the British, yes? Did England steal all of India's toilets? Yuck
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Aussie Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 37678 Gender:	Re: If you live in freedom, thank the British Empire Reply #8 - Apr 11^th, 2018 at 6:15pm Gnads wrote on Apr 11^th, 2018 at 5:55pm: Aussie wrote on Apr 11^th, 2018 at 5:04pm: Or if for example you are India, you have had all your valuables stolen from you.....by the British, yes? What a load of cobblers. Really? How much of India's wealth is sitting in the palaces of the Windsor's?
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Reply #9 - Apr 11^th, 2018 at 6:17pm

Aussie wrote on Apr 11^th, 2018 at 6:15pm:

Gnads wrote on Apr 11^th, 2018 at 5:55pm:

Aussie wrote on Apr 11^th, 2018 at 5:04pm:

Or if for example you are India, you have had all your valuables stolen from you.....by the British, yes?

What a load of cobblers.

Really? How much of India's wealth is sitting in the palaces of the Windsor's?

The royal throne?

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Reply #10 - Apr 11^th, 2018 at 6:20pm

Aussie wrote on Apr 11^th, 2018 at 6:15pm:

Gnads wrote on Apr 11^th, 2018 at 5:55pm:

Aussie wrote on Apr 11^th, 2018 at 5:04pm:

Or if for example you are India, you have had all your valuables stolen from you.....by the British, yes?

What a load of cobblers.

Really? How much of India's wealth is sitting in the palaces of the Windsor's?

Cobblers again .... how about the Adani Bros over here wanting to start a project of the largest coal mine in the Sthn hemisphere .....

at taxpayers expense .....India has no riches because the Poms took it all ...

absolute bunkum.

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Reply #11 - Apr 11^th, 2018 at 6:34pm

Gnads wrote on Apr 11^th, 2018 at 6:20pm:

Aussie wrote on Apr 11^th, 2018 at 6:15pm:

Gnads wrote on Apr 11^th, 2018 at 5:55pm:

Aussie wrote on Apr 11^th, 2018 at 5:04pm:

Or if for example you are India, you have had all your valuables stolen from you.....by the British, yes?

What a load of cobblers.

Really? How much of India's wealth is sitting in the palaces of the Windsor's?

Cobblers again .... how about the Adani Bros over here wanting to start a project of the largest coal mine in the Sthn hemisphere .....

at taxpayers expense .....India has no riches because the Poms took it all ...

absolute bunkum.

Do a simple Google Gonads. As for Adani....you and I need that to go ahead....more so you, than me.

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Reply #12 - Apr 11^th, 2018 at 6:36pm

The French are largely responsible for the liberal democracies of mainland Europe, and probably deserve some credit for the UK and USA.

India is a democracy thanks to British influence. People tend to take freedom and democracy for granted, but without the influence of France and the UK, the world would be largely absent of them. For almost all of the history of human civilisation, all nations were some kind of dictatorship. It's surprising how people can see this revolution unfolding before them and not even recognise it for what it is, like they feel guilty for being on the receiving end of its benefits.

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How much of India's wealth is sitting in the palaces of the Windsor's?

Bugger all Aussie. You can't live in an antique vase.

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Reply #13 - Apr 11^th, 2018 at 7:07pm

Gnads wrote on Apr 11^th, 2018 at 5:55pm:

Aussie wrote on Apr 11^th, 2018 at 5:04pm:

Or if for example you are India, you have had all your valuables stolen from you.....by the British, yes?

What a load of cobblers.

I thought that [traditionally] many Indians were in the textile and clothing trade ?

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AiA Gold Member Offline Posts: 18405 Gender:	Re: If you live in freedom, thank the British Empire Reply #14 - Apr 11^th, 2018 at 9:55pm There was no nation-state called "India" before the British ...
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