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  • Yeah because he's exactly the same as someone who profited from the slave trade for personal gain, and subsequently spent money on white washing themselves.

    Exactly what this country really needs to bring it together.

  • Let 4m bengali's die from famine while he stockpiled australian grain in Europe, even though it was passing through Kolkata on the way but he signed off not letting any go to the Indians. He also forced them to export their own rice harvest during the famine to troops in the middle east but it was never used and went to waste. Other countries offered aid and he refused it.

    Also stripped black south africans of their voting rights and sent a huge number of kenyans to concentration camps.

    Think these are just some highlights from a very long rap sheet.

    More than a little nuanced as an individual but more people should be aware of our colonial past and he is a great example to teach people through.

  • Some people put the British India death toll as high as 35m.

    One thing that really struck me when I was in India, is how many people say they have a positive view of that era. Truly baffling.

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