Regardless of your feelings about Chomsky, you CANNOT understand western political discourse without understanding and appreciating this quote. Until you get this and hold it at the forefront of your awareness, you won't understand western politics, punditry or political debates.
'Lonnie' is out now!
The new song from Sidelines:
on @Spotify, @AppleMusic, @Deezer & elsewhere.
Video by @mackay_drew
Full version:
https://t.co/eWB70eEHJw
Song on @Bandcamp:
https://t.co/b9uBs6l8iJ
‘You don’t teach your children in schools a line of colonial history’ Shashi Tharoor destroys British🇬🇧 media over Britain’s colonial history
Real wages in India🇮🇳 declined by 23.3% during the 350 years of British rule
Under British rule, India's share of the world economy declined from 24.4% in 1700 to 4.2% in 1950
Britain stole $45 trillion in wealth from India during colonial rule
Based on England's 16th and 17th century mortality rate, the British Empire caused 165 million excess deaths in India between 1881 and 1920.
Extreme poverty increased from 23% in 1810 to more than 50% by the mid-20th century.
According to historian Mike Davis, during 120 years of the British Raj, there were 31 famines. Before British rule, there had been 17 famines in the last 2000 years.
The last famine caused by the British Empire, the Bengal famine, killed 4 million people.
@ShashiTharoor
I just signed the petition calling on Paula Vennells, the former CEO of the Post Office to be stripped of her CBE. Will you sign too? #MrBatesVSThePostOffice https://t.co/VDcw5Kk4dy via @38degrees
'Always Leaving Everything Behind'
A new song from Sidelines: @mackay_drew and yours truly.
Now on your favourite musical platform!
'Find me where the past won’t reach me wearing your disguise'
https://t.co/hJgtXaKTSJ
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🚨 The Prime Minister wants to weaken already inadequate UK climate plans as the world faces extreme flooding and wildfires.
We need to take action now.
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