The British are tops with the blood of 500 million peoples spread across all continents of the globe on their hands.

The one thing which I share with my German, Irish, Russian, Polish, Jamaican and Egyptian friends is a visceral hatred for the English.

As soon as I hear that snotty English accent I can feel the hatred crawling up from my toes.

These include deaths due to famines, land grabs, indentured labour, serfdom, summary executions
and deliberate spread of disease in the far reaches of India by these homicidal imperialists.

It will be a testament to our strength as a people against the ravages of the worst despotism known
in Human history.

The crimes of the British empire should not be allowed to go un-recorded.

I am sure that even if the hand of man could not judge these criminals, the hand of God will judge them and their Island in the near future.

These people are neo colonialists who can do much harm.

Read this completely before even attempting to respond.
http://east_west_dialogue.tripod.com/american_system/id10.html

This clearly indicates that the British killed of far more Indians during the Raj than the Nazis did to “lesser” Europeans during WWII

If the crimes against humanity in History are tabulated
then the
British come first
followed by the Chinese Commies (A distant second)
Followed by Russian Commies
Followed by Nazis

Churchill was at the centre of this grand old criminal organization called the British empire while it was systematically murdering, looting and starving millions in the years 1940-1946

That is all I have to say.

Any attempts by Brits to re-write history in favour
of their stupid empire will be strongly resisted by 1-billion Indians to say the least.

rubbish concept.

and then of course everything is seen in this one-sided light and people lose any reflexivity they may have had..

unfortunately this silly loyalty means that even if your country is espousing nasty violence – one should ‘support’ it – why? – cause a) its allegedly to protect you and b) well it wouldn’t matter anyway because ‘we’ are in the right.

pah

anyway, obviously churchill was an idiot – why is it obvious – cos he wanted to protect empire and colonialism. I would say that was fascist myself. just because the ‘enemy’ was fascist as well doesn’t mean whoever opposed them didnt have their own brand of fascism. ( think: a war between bush and bin-laden – why if they weren’t fighting they’d be best buddies – possibly they have the same guy writing their speeches)

obviously empire and colonialism and britishness are tied up together due to sweet simple history. that said, it ain’t like other ‘empires’ around the world didn’t exist and they probably had ‘patriotic’ guys like churchill at the head. (proselytizing faith :yup just like his own )

anwyay –

“Sunny said:
“For Asians (or Muslims specifically), you seem to be saying ‘look, you can’t make up your mind properly because you live in a patriarchal society so let me make the decision for you’, which is just as condescending as how many Asian men behave.”

sunny’s very sensible is all i can say.

That’s an interesting thing you say there Norah, cos it makes me think of something else. Plastic surgery. Women who have that say EXACTLY the same thing as your friend/acquaintance. That the surgery made them more confident. In a way, religion has reached a stage of cosmetic-shopping now. Which religion is fashionable? I’ll do that one. Hence it’s become a crutch for people who need something to lean on.

I think with a lot of women it may even be a confidence thing. I know a white convert who, before she became muslim, shied away from people and attention. As a convert. she followed the dress code and she was like a different person. For some reason it gave her an identity.

Not that I’m defending it or anything..

Bong breaker… a no brainer really.

Bhicky

And as I’ve stated before, yes I do think that the burkha, niqabs etc are a) an oppressive practices and b) sometimes manifestations of “false modesty”.

However, the point is that, although we may all think that the women concerned are misguided in their mindset, they have to come to this conclusion themselves. In the meantime, they have “the right to be wrong.”

However, although we have the same view here – I don’t end up at the same conclusion as you, that ‘this religion stinks’. I say “this aspect needs reform.” But I say it in a more profound, catchy way so I’ll be quoted widely.

Well that is a pile of crap. Men should control themselves. How would you like to go around in a potato sack? This religion stinks.

do elaborate.

Bollox.

i won’t bore you with the exact details behind it, but as we all know islam to be a religion of conservative nature, it states that you [women] must dress yourselves in a way to keep a low profile, as to not attract any male (perverted is type intended) attention.

i’m a practicing muslim and to me, this makes complete sense. the burkha isn’t supposed to be a black “tent” (as described by someone earlier). any effort on part of a muslim woman to make sure she keeps a low profile in public and avoids perverted glares from men is a strive in the light of hijab.

a little view of mine that usually sparks flares: if the burkha seems to be making a person gain more attention than making someone’s presence in public more subtle – isn’t that defeating the purpose?

this is my first comment and i do expect to get acidic replies.

bombs away….*gulp*

Bollocks