Anthea wrote:@ Londoner
This is NOT the place to discuss what the British did to India, I was just throwing in a fact that many might not be aware of
Nor is this the correct forum
Nor do I have the time to list all the terrible things that the British did in India or how the British caused the deaths of MILLIONS
Message from Anthea (I am Anglo-Indian)
Re Japan:
After Japan's surrender at the end of WW 2, Japan signed some form of agreement (sorry cannot remember details) preventing them from doing arms research or something along those lines. Which meant that while other countries were investing in armament Japan spent it's resources on non-aggressive technology
I do NOT think that America has done any favours to the world by increasing the use of guns worldwide
Londoner perhaps you are an American and not a Londoner as you appear to love America
No I am not American. I am a Kurd born in the South of S. Kurdistan Capital, Hawler. I admit I like American first because they liberated Iraq, which benefited South Kurdistan mainly on a large scale. I remember on 1960s we, my family, were almost starving and living in a mud house. But now since the liberation of Iraq now each of my siblings, I think they are 8
, has a house and a job or a business with a good standard of living. This is like a dream when I look back to 1960s. I remember my father was always praying, my step mothers were always praying. They prayed for years and years begging God to help them, but no help ever came to them. But when Americans arrived they, my family, like a flip of fingers leaped forward and left poverty behind. Although I like Americans but when discuss some thing I try to be neutral without bias.
On the basis of a simple common sense, I say if it was not for British Control of India, more people would have died for a simple reason because Britons used to use money to buy any one stood against them. They controlled all over India quickly simply first by using money. They used sword as a last resort.
Americans benefited Japanese twice; first when they forced them to end their isolation and second when, after 1 WW, forced them to reform their constitution to end the priviledge of the upper Japanese class and keep away from arming themselves. Consequently Japan was the real winner of 2WW. They went to war against America to get far east market. But because of Americans they got the world market after 2 WW.
Thinking about it perhaps that would not be a bad idea since I prefer German Rock music to almost any other music, apart from classical (especially violin) and Bhangra, I do so absolutely 
