Gandhi: Like him or hate him?
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Re: Gandhi: Like him or hate him?
by Showboat » Thu Apr 25, 2013 11:13 pm
But those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience. - C.S.Lewis
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Re: Gandhi: Like him or hate him?
by The Dharma Bum » Fri Apr 26, 2013 6:30 am
Only if you are British, if you are Chinese then not so much.
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Re: Gandhi: Like him or hate him?
by battleax86 » Fri Apr 26, 2013 9:33 pm
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Re: Gandhi: Like him or hate him?
by Showboat » Fri Apr 26, 2013 11:30 pm
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Re: Gandhi: Like him or hate him?
by The Dharma Bum » Fri Apr 26, 2013 11:43 pm
This is a little more accurate depiction of British Imperialism in China:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_Wars
The result of Western cultural influence in China, aka the greatest slaughter in human history:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiping_Rebellion
This is the stuff that Chinese people (and plenty of others for that matter) think about when they consider the effects of western imperialism and mercantilism on their land and people.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_Wars
The result of Western cultural influence in China, aka the greatest slaughter in human history:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiping_Rebellion
This is the stuff that Chinese people (and plenty of others for that matter) think about when they consider the effects of western imperialism and mercantilism on their land and people.
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Re: Gandhi: Like him or hate him?
by Showboat » Sat Apr 27, 2013 12:07 am
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