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  1. LalTopi

    Who is the most Evil individual from the 20th century ?

    And for killing them whilst thinking it was for their own better development.
  2. LalTopi

    Who is the most Evil individual from the 20th century ?

    Listen, Jesus may have still been in Bethlehem when you went through the English educational system, but when I went through the same, dinosuars were still roaming the planet; and like yourself there was the usual Tudors, Cromwell etc. Also a lot on the 20th century (which was great) but nothing...
  3. LalTopi

    Who is the most Evil individual from the 20th century ?

    Yes the voters are primarily Indian or Indian origin. But I do not agree we are biased. As I said 60% have chosen other than Churchill. DFI members have read the arguments for and against and voted accordingly. There is no inherent anti-British bias here - heck we arecommunicating in English for...
  4. LalTopi

    Who is the most Evil individual from the 20th century ?

    Biased? I would not say that. 40% of DFI respondents voted for Churchill as the most evil, 60% did not. Various arguments have been presented both ways and DFI members have made their choice based on the arguments. Yes, there are a few heated debates/jokes off topic but that does not mean that...
  5. LalTopi

    Who is the most Evil individual from the 20th century ?

    One small step and all that. Presented you with a balanced view. Its a start. Exactly. The British empire was such a defining period in British history - yet it is not taught - rather all the fluffy long ago irrelevant stuff. Why? skeletons in cupboards and all that?
  6. LalTopi

    Who is the most Evil individual from the 20th century ?

    Good. So the message is getting across, and the poll has done some good. Now if only UK schools can give a more balanced view of the colonial era, the British can start to understand better people from the third/second world. My experince is that either the colonial era is omitted altogether, in...
  7. LalTopi

    Who is the most Evil individual from the 20th century ?

    Is that the only academic reference you can cite? which academic instituition taught you this - Bolton university? Well its been a while. But nice to have you back. Try reading Paxman. Now that is an Englishman that commands respect - proud of his heritrage, but does not hide or gloss over...
  8. LalTopi

    Who is the most Evil individual from the 20th century ?

    So Indians are not allowed to write about Indian history? No dogs or Indians allowed in and all that? Its a shame you chose not to read the paper, as it did attempt to give both sides of the argument. Still, I think that just about summarises your level of knowledge in the matter. Have you...
  9. LalTopi

    Who is the most Evil individual from the 20th century ?

    The gentleman with the French flag did indeed raise a number of relevant points. But Mudhushree's work is more recent based on newly released government records over the core decisions that were made. Its a shame that you cannot seem to come up with anything more substantive than posting old...
  10. LalTopi

    Who is the most Evil individual from the 20th century ?

    Have not seen this for a while but it is a start. http://madhusree.com/emperor.pdf
  11. LalTopi

    Who is the most Evil individual from the 20th century ?

    On the contrary we are happy to continue contributing, as we have done from the start. Back to the topic. Have you read Mudhushree's work? I only have one gripe against Churchill and that is the 1943 famine. Dresden or even the (alleged) assasination of Subash Chandra Bose can be legitimately...
  12. LalTopi

    Who is the most Evil individual from the 20th century ?

    Do you have a link/summary of the balance sheets? I would be interested and it is related to the topic re Churchill. Most commentary I have read says that Britain was still getting positive cash flow.
  13. LalTopi

    Who is the most Evil individual from the 20th century ?

    Trackwhack - where is your mole gone? I was hoping to get the other side's view on Churchill.
  14. LalTopi

    Who is the most Evil individual from the 20th century ?

    Sakal. You bring up some good points, but I still think you have a tendency to draw broad and often incorrect conclusions based on disconnected and sometimes irrelevant facts. See my comments inline below. I prefer to get back to Churchill and the thread title now so will stop my general...
  15. LalTopi

    Who is the most Evil individual from the 20th century ?

    My mother, a bright girl from a poor rural Indian family described how, growing up in the early 1930s she used to receive a stipend from the village thakors to go to school. This facility was available to all people regardless of caste, was entirely indigenous, and had probably been in place as...
  16. LalTopi

    Who is the most Evil individual from the 20th century ?

    I don't see anything you said below that justifies British rule over India. The argument that India would have been far better off economically and socially without them still stands. See my comments inline below.
  17. LalTopi

    Who is the most Evil individual from the 20th century ?

    He liked your post, therefore your diagnosis must be correct ;)
  18. LalTopi

    Who is the most Evil individual from the 20th century ?

    You seem to have an unhealthy love affair with the British Empire. Yes you quote Amartya Sen and the like and allude to having done much research, but at best you seem to have your head buried in details and cannot see the wood for the trees; or at worst you care little for counter-facts and...
  19. LalTopi

    Who is the most Evil individual from the 20th century ?

    Touche. Well done. Well deflected. In fact since coming back and reading your posts I notice that you are quite adept at evading the real issue - making witty remarks, glib observations, allusions of racism. Also you seem to be relishing in your victory - although not sure whether you have...
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