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The Moral Case for the British Empire
Prager University ^
| Aug 19, 2012
| HW Crocker III
Posted on 08/20/2012 9:53:51 AM PDT by Bratch
Is there a moral case to be made for the British Empire?
To even ask the question at your typical university would be to invite derision. That's a shame because the British Empire's legacy is one Western Civilization should be proud of. We'd be living in a much less free and prosperous world without it.
Historian HW Crocker III explains why in this eye-opening Prager University course.
TOPICS: Education; History; Reference
KEYWORDS: academicbias; antiwesternism; britishempire; multiculturalism; politicalcorrectness; prageruniversity; revisionisthistory; thereisnoenglandnow; westerncivilization
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To: PapaBear3625
The Brits were pretty humane in how they conducted their colonies. You might say, they behaved in a Christian manner, turning a profit while keeping in mind the well-being of the people they ruled. I think that many Irish would disagree with that assessment.
To: MD Expat in PA
Ireland wasn’t a colony in the usual sense. The problems there were of long standing and unrelated to the British colonial era. It’s been a complicated mess since the days of Strongbow, and I say that as an American of Irish descent (and a Catholic).
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08/20/2012 6:25:29 PM PDT
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AnAmericanMother
(Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGS Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
To: 17th Miss Regt
And warm beer. Don't forget their guilt over warm beer! A vile calumny. English beer is served at room temperture, nowhere near warm.
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08/20/2012 7:50:15 PM PDT
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Oztrich Boy
(Monarchy is the one system of government where power is exercised for the good of all - Aristotle)
To: AnAmericanMother
but in return they gave the fruits of a system that was 1500 years in the building (if you go back to the Anglo-Saxon moots that were the foundation of the British system). British colonies got the English legal and political system (which is pretty darned good, and forms the basis for ours - with variations) and the English religious/moral code (which isn't bad either).Alright, but besides the legal and political system and religious/moral code, and the industries what have the Brits ever done for us?
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08/20/2012 7:53:58 PM PDT
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dfwgator
To: dfwgator
LOL.
You from the Popular Front of Judea?
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08/21/2012 4:22:03 AM PDT
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AnAmericanMother
(Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGS Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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