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   Message 56,201 of 57,854   
   Martin Edwards to All   
   Re: 5 Worst Times to be Alive in History   
   02 Jan 19 07:36:20   
   
   From: buzzard554@fastmail.co.uk   
      
   On 1/1/2019 6:00 PM, Oh so rich & successful JTEM wrote:   
   >   Martin Edwards wrote:   
   >   
   >>   Oh so rich & successful JTEM wrote:   
   >>> Tens of millions of people in India, Egypt, Ireland,   
   >>> Iran... you name it, they wanted out from under the   
   >>> British boot, and they saw an Axis victory as the   
   >>> fastest way of doing it!   
   >   
   >> Which was why The Indian army in WWII was the biggest colonial army in   
   >> history   
   >   
   > Which is why those who served in it were viewed as   
   > traitors after the war, while those who served in   
   > the Indian National Army were viewed as heroes.   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   > -- --   
   >   
   > http://jtem.tumblr.com/post/181541956123   
   >   
   They weren't.  The leaders were put on trial but received light   
   sentences.  The rest were let off as not knowing any better.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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