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Perhaps we should increase their aid
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Presumably you stopped reading after the first sentence and missed the second one
"All but three of the satellites are from foreign countries, most of them from the United States."
I can't imagine they'd be launching 96 US satellites for the sheer fun of it.
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Is this the same country that has an advanced space program, which is spending billions on it, which has nothing to do with launching foreign satellites?
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Igovernor
Is this the same country that has an advanced space program, which is spending billions on it, which has nothing to do with launching foreign satellites?
You do realise that the Space program benefits ordinary people?
http://www.economist.com/blogs/econo...ist-explains-0
This article may appease you.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/i...w/50388300.cms
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I don't think British people can claim to be short changed by the Indians. The empire was built on their backs!.
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LordKenwyne
I don't think British people can claim to be short changed by the Indians. The empire was built on their backs!.
That argument is a bit outdated matey. We haven't had an Empire since the end of the 2nd WW. It was one of the main reasons that the good ol' USA joined in on our side, that Britain would dismantle it's empire. Both Roosevelt and Truman knew the yanks would only be a major world player once our Empire and Commonwealth was over.
If you want to moan about the empire back in the day, why not go further back and blame those foul froggies for invading in 1066 and putting us under the Norman yoke. Or before that, those nasty vikings for raping and pillaging along the north east coast of England
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Mr Soul '68
That argument is a bit outdated matey. We haven't had an Empire since the end of the 2nd WW. It was one of the main reasons that the good ol' USA joined in on our side, that Britain would dismantle it's empire. Both Roosevelt and Truman knew the yanks would only be a major world player once our Empire and Commonwealth was over.
If you want to moan about the empire back in the day, why not go further back and blame those foul froggies for invading in 1066 and putting us under the Norman yoke. Or before that, those nasty vikings for raping and pillaging along the north east coast of England
Indians haven't forgotten. I can assure you that.
And we aren't talk centuries upon centuries ago, so why go that far back?. East India didn't end 600 years ago. It isn't outdated, India is still fully feeling the affects of the British stealing everything from them.
The British government have always been corrupt and sending money to the leaders in India is no different.
India are flying ahead of us so now it us who must suck up to them.
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Then why all the billions we give in aid, stop it now I say:thumbup:
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Igovernor
Then why all the billions we give in aid, stop it now I say:thumbup:
Have you bothered to read anything beyond the first paragraph of your link?
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LordKenwyne
Indians haven't forgotten. I can assure you that.
And we aren't talk centuries upon centuries ago, so why go that far back?. East India didn't end 600 years ago. It isn't outdated, India is still fully feeling the affects of the British stealing everything from them.
The British government have always been corrupt and sending money to the leaders in India is no different.
India are flying ahead of us so now it us who must suck up to them.
They're flying ahead of us in the shitting in the street and dying of preventable disease stakes.
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LordKenwyne
Indians haven't forgotten. I can assure you that.
And we aren't talk centuries upon centuries ago, so why go that far back?. East India didn't end 600 years ago. It isn't outdated, India is still fully feeling the affects of the British stealing everything from them.
The British government have always been corrupt and sending money to the leaders in India is no different.
India are flying ahead of us so now it us who must suck up to them.
Exactly. India would be a world superpower, far wealthier than China, if it hadn't been pillaged by the Brits. The fact that there is poverty in the country is still, in part, a result of British occupation.
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Colonel Cærdiffi
They're flying ahead of us in the shitting in the street and dying of preventable disease stakes.
Yep living conditions are horrendous. But our expectations are higher. And they make do.
But with the number of people there and how cheap production is, they will/have decimated European manufacturing.
"Make In India" or whatever they call it. The UK is an end user now for most things. Not the end of the world as the UK cannot compete but things are changing rapidly.
After brexit we'll have to try to find a niche otherwise we'll become weaker and weaker.
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Kris
Have you bothered to read anything beyond the first paragraph of your link?
He's never read past the headline in any article, he has form for being a reactionary simpleton
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Croesy Blue
He's never read past the headline in any article, he has form for being a reactionary simpleton
He's also posted another thread about this subject on the dark side
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
I suppose the queen could always give back the Koh-I-noor diamond from her crown, must be worth 100 million
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Croesy Blue
He's never read past the headline in any article, he has form for being a reactionary simpleton
you calling me a simpleton, :hehe: you have got to be one of the dullest posters on here, as i am sure many posters will confirm :thumbup:
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Igovernor
you calling me a simpleton, :hehe: you have got to be one of the dullest posters on here, as i am sure many posters will confirm :thumbup:
We need a POLL.
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Well at least their trains are more efficient
https://i.imgur.com/aQXVPRz.gif
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[QUOTE=tigerbaybluebird;4719093]He's also posted another thread about this subject on the dark side
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
glad to see that you read the dark side:thumbup:
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lardy
We need a POLL.
Graham?
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Colonel Cærdiffi
Their population is massive because they don't pull out on time.
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There is a reason for everything , mostly driven by , political influence, trade sales (us to them ), old colonial peaceful friend , good security allay with a dodgy border countries, able to use their land as a base if needed etc etc .
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life on mars
There is a reason for everything , mostly driven by , political influence, trade sales (us to them ), old colonial peaceful friend , good security allay with a dodgy border countries, able to use their land as a base if needed etc etc .
Ye. It is why the Americans have always been so pathetic with Pakistan.
They are allies so let them do whatever the hell they want. It is buying influence.
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Igovernor
you calling me a simpleton, :hehe: you have got to be one of the dullest posters on here, as i am sure many posters will confirm :thumbup:
I doubt many posters on here even know who I am since I post about twice a week.
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Croesy Blue
I doubt many posters on here even know who I am since I post about twice a week.
Cant be sure, but he may have mistaken you for our long lost pal with a similar name....
Or maybe he just doesn't like you.