Comments on: Negative Thinking, Arhata Opines

By: sw. veet (francesco)

sw. veet (francesco) — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 02:23:18 +0000

All own something to British colonialism, not only India but also Kenya, and who knows how many of the 37 ex former colony …
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/apr/18/sins-colonialists-concealed-secret-archive

Mussolini suffered an inferiority without a colony, he has tried to imitate …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_war_crimes

Perhaps only the USA are so proud to do it their way, denying the debt to democratic culture inherited from the 13 colonies.
They have no problem to put in jail and then poison a peaceful citizen of the largest democracy created by the British rulers.

But what I do not understand then is: “Why did the UK refuse to even let him stay in the longue overnight transit at Heathrow”? (Anando)

Mysteries of democracy for export.

Ciao.

By: Parmartha

Parmartha — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 20:03:33 +0000

Swamishanti mentions the THUGEE CULT, which was a part of Indian society and horror from the 13th century to the British initiatives in 1835, and which led to the elimination of the Thugees completely by 1871.

They murdered travellers in great numbers, usually by strangulation. When the British realised this was so widespread, they took it on.

Mark Twain says of the history of the Thugees in one of his reflections:
“That little handful of English officials in India set their sturdy and confident grip upon it, and ripped it out, root and branch! How modest do Captain Vallancey’s words sound now, when we read them again, knowing what we know:

“The day that sees this far-spread evil completely eradicated from India, and known only in name, will greatly tend to immortalise British rule in the East.
It would be hard to word a claim more modestly than that for this most noble work.”

I mention this just to make clear as one example of how much India did actually owe to British rulers, and which when they left peacefully in 1947 the new Indian democracy inherited.

By: swamishanti

swamishanti — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 18:33:16 +0000

Let`s not forget the burying of pigs alive and the ‘Thugee’ cult.

Mind you, I`ve seen Indians do some nasty stuff to pigs, and treatment of animals can be harsh.

Pink chick – happy holi.

By: Tan

Tan — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 17:30:08 +0000

And the ‘awareness’ of burning the widows. Maybe they stopped it. Not so sure!

By: Kavita

Kavita — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 16:05:47 +0000

Also English tea!

By: frank

frank — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 10:09:32 +0000

Anyway, we`ve still got the Kohinoor and Osho`s legacy right here in London.
Stick that in your pipe and smoke it, Johnny Foreigner!

By: frank

frank — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 10:02:12 +0000

Don`t forget rum, sodomy and the lash, muscular Christianity and mass tourism.

Ungrateful lot!

By: Kavita

Kavita — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 03:22:05 +0000

Yes, we can’t thank them enough for spoiling India’s virgin beauty!

By: madhu dagmar frantzen

madhu dagmar frantzen — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 03:20:56 +0000

Yes, Tan,
You are right; I´m neither Brazilian, nor ever visited your native country – so I am also sure that canaries in the wild and free like in your native country could teach me something.

If I would be happier as a woman in your country, I don´t know though. You neither.

Madhu

By: madhu dagmar frantzen

madhu dagmar frantzen — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 02:59:54 +0000

Thanks for your feedback, Kavita; and yes, I´ve seen the movie you speak of.

Madhu