Happy Independence Day, India.

[rascal]

Soz about the whole partition thing.

 

[chrismpw]

You'd have thought an incident with big alien spaceship that size, would've made the news.

 

[dublinbluenose]

Another glorious chapter of the "empire"

 

[chrismpw]

But yes. They must be glad to rid themselves of the profiteering carbuncle that pass for our ruling classes, that sat on them like leeches for centuries. At least we gave them cricket for their troubles.

 

[arch stanton]

Another glorious chapter of the "empire"

on r4 today they had an article on the Amritsar massacre, truly shocking.

 

[Woolly Blue]

But yes. They must be glad to rid themselves of the profiteering carbuncle that pass for our ruling classes, that sat on them like leeches for centuries. At least we gave them cricket for their troubles.

Hmm.
Have you been to India mate ?

They've basically swapped being ruled by Brits taking advantage of the general population for, what most Indians think is a different set of corrupt officialdom.

On the bright side, at least they can vote their own politicians out, and it is a damned sight better than it was.

'Sake, you've made me post something serious you git !

 

[Brahford]

And Pakistan, m8

 

[Caolam]

I never realised Joanna Lumley owned India.

 

[rascal]

And Pakistan, m8

Today our time wasn't it? It was too late for me to wish them Independence Day, unfortunately.

 

[SerenityNigh]

Hmm.
Have you been to India mate ?

They've basically swapped being ruled by Brits taking advantage of the general population for, what most Indians think is a different set of corrupt officialdom.

On the bright side, at least they can vote their own politicians out, and it is a damned sight better than it was.

'Sake, you've made me post something serious you git !

Surely you can find pictures of women on Indian beaches to post

 

[Woolly Blue]

Surely you can find pictures of women on Indian beaches to post

I did post one of those a year or two ago.
Give me a minute ...

 

[SerenityNigh]

I did post one of those a year or two ago.
Give me a minute ...

I think I remember that picture. I doubt you'll need more than a minute.

 

[Woolly Blue]

I think I remember that picture. I doubt you'll need more than a minute.

Pfft
That pic's on a vanilla account and I can't remember the bloody password off hand !

 

[Armel]

Hmm.
Have you been to India mate ?

They've basically swapped being ruled by Brits taking advantage of the general population for, what most Indians think is a different set of corrupt officialdom.

On the bright side, at least they can vote their own politicians out, and it is a damned sight better than it was.

'Sake, you've made me post something serious you git !

That's progress to me mate. Same with Belgium and Congo. The right of people to self-determination.

 

[Woolly Blue]

That's progress to me mate. Same with Belgium and Congo. The right of people to self-determination.

Totally agree mate, and I wouldn't make an argument for what was effectively a dictatorship, but neither would I pretend that life is much better for the majority of the Indian population than it might have been if colonial rule had continued for another 70 years.

Life isn't binary, there are just shades of grey.