Re: 'Accidental British famines? I think not'

On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 06:57:14 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

>In soc.culture.british Dr. Jai Maharaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>> Accidental British Famines? I think not 
>
>You surely don't; or, if you think at all, it is how to misuse
>the British WWW for anti-british propaganda.
>
>> Many Brit apologists and Oreos in India like to make the
>> claim that it was mere "incompetence" that led to the
>> dozens of famines that took place during British rule.
>
>Incompetance, lack of experience, and the recalcitrance of the
>colonials themselves.  For example, Hindu grain hoarders
>exacerbated the Bengal Famine.  

What exactly is a grain hoarder, if you mean a speculator, please bear
in mind without proper storing facilities the stored grain would be
eaten away by rats in no time.


>> What these oreos need to understand, is that Starvation
>> of the people of conquered territories is an old British
>> tactic. 
>
>Not really.  Even An Phlobacht, the voice of anti-british Irish
>haters, admits that we Brits gave ten millions pounds of food
>aid to Ireland during what we call "the Great Hunger" and you
>call THE IRISH HOLOCAUST.

10 million pounds?
where did you come up with this number or have you proof to share
with skeptics of your dubious claims?