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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

Make a t-shirt with this on it.

I discovered this guy recently while doing some random reading. He was an uncompromising Indian nationalist who saw British involvement in WW2 as something he could exploit for his cause. His collaboration with Nazi Germany (and Imperial Japan) went beyond mere convenience and he did embrace fascist ideas. He formed the Indian National Army, which fought alongside the Japanese. He liked Soviet communism too, but thought that for India, a fusion of fascist and communist ideas would be best. He died in 1945 a Japanese military plane that crashed on Formosa. His ashes rest in a Buddhist temple in Tokyo. Interestingly, he is held in high regard in India, where an airport is named for him, and he had his image on stamps as recently as 2018, as well as in Japan. Back in 2007, on a visit to India, Japanese PM Abe said to Bose's family, "The Japanese are deeply moved by Bose's strong will to have led the Indian independence movement from British rule."

I wouldn't wear a shirt with his picture on it, but AOC's person is probably off the hook on this one. Most people have never heard of Bose, and he can just say Bose was a great leader for India's freedom. Awesome!

7 posted on 02/10/2019 6:10:58 PM PST by Southside_Chicago_Republican (The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.)
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican
Definitely. Perhaps -- put this on the back of the T-shirt -- Bose meeting Heinrich Himmler.


14 posted on 02/10/2019 8:28:34 PM PST by plain talk
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