[Pierre]

Originally Posted by ianch99

I do not hate my self.

You appear to hate your nations history, your history. Such self loathing cannot be healthy

Once you start with the personal ad-hominem attacks then you have pretty much lost the argument. So thank you for your post ..

wasn’t an attack, just an observation, an accurate one by your response

You list a set of virtuous traits that represent your perceived "culture" but the end of the political spectrum you seem to affiliate yourself to is dedicated to the opposite so you seem to be a contradiction.

you’re going to have to explain yourself there, as I don’t see any contradiction, so detail where that is.

You also aim to validate Colonialism by the perceived benefits the occupier gave to the occupied.

. I don’t validate it, I acknowledge the exploitative actions, but not everything In the empire days was negative or had a negative impact - that is aN unavoidable fact, it may not sit Well with your Narrative, but it’s a fact.

You clearly abdicate yourself and your "culture" of any negative aspects associated with Empire

Oh I do, absolutely, it all happened long before I was born, I don’t carry the burden of the sins of my fathers

but are more that willing to claim its "benefits". A wonderful smorgasboard of contradiction.

in so far as I don’t carry the sins of our fathers, you are right to point out that neither should I highlight the positives.

But it would be strange to not acknowledge the benefit of the rail infrastructure in India, for example? It still benefits the country today - does it not? Or do you consider it detrimental?

Nothing for me to prove here. All people need to do is to read your posts .. the evidence is all there.

Indeed it is.