tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post5461032139007744579..comments2024-03-28T09:46:24.020+02:00Comments on A Political Refugee From The Global Village : The only explanations are that we are not the men our fathers were - or that we have an extremely bad ruling classUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-44483033204171131212022-07-21T19:39:30.146+03:002022-07-21T19:39:30.146+03:00Thanks. Yes. Thanks. Yes. Political Refugee from the Global Villagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523068770529814044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-87895304425559616302022-07-20T04:49:15.442+03:002022-07-20T04:49:15.442+03:00I think that the gentleman has in mind the British...I think that the gentleman has in mind the British reaction to the current heat wave, not any imperial or post-imperial decline. Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14819154529261482038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-15462223376762656212022-07-20T00:28:38.035+03:002022-07-20T00:28:38.035+03:00Certainly the current crop of Masters of the Unive...Certainly the current crop of Masters of the Universe are trying to match the record of old India hands saved only by Flemings wonder<br /><br />https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/lords/1897/may/14/british-troops-in-india-healthAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-20936817956583219162022-07-20T00:25:51.565+03:002022-07-20T00:25:51.565+03:00https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/00359...https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/003591571600901611<br /><br />The reality is that in West Africa 4 in 10 servicemen died there, even in gentle India 1 in ten did, the Empire was built on imperial fodderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com