Re: Bring back the empire

From: Karl (petersenkarlREMOVE_at_yahoo.co.uk)
Date: 02/28/05 

Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 09:03:48 +0000

Rob Duncan wrote:
> "Karl" <petersenkarlREMOVE@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:cvq9dk$3mk$4@news.freedom2surf.net...
>
>>robert j. kolker wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>Karl wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Ever seen Zulu?
>>>
>>>
>>>Or the aftermath of the Boer War. Be that is it may, the Brits never were
>>>quite as evil and nasty as Leopold was in the Congo. Except for the
>>>Tasmanian massacre.
>>
>>That was a simple misunderstanding. Talking about "massacres" every time a
>>few natives get slaughtered seems an overreaction.
>>
>>Has anyone scientifically compiled the world list of evil and nasty
>>countries? Britain would likely have made the top 3 at some point (behind
>>Belgium and Portugal). How would you measure such a thing?
>
>
>
> How about lives lost? That would be the Soviet Union who killed 20 MILLION
> of its own citizens.

The figures are disputable, but you're right - the Soviets should be
remembered among the great killers of history. Still doesn't excuse the
behaviour of the Brits, French or the Yanks though does it?

> (which gave rise to the whacko NAZI's distate for
> bolshevism.)

Your history is confused.

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