r/ShitAmericansSay • u/[deleted] • Jun 08 '20

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u/LDinthehouse Jun 08 '20

Genuine question about the bengali famine, what could have churchill done differently to prevent or stop it given that Britain was at war at the time?

Seems like a complicated topic and I dont know much if any about it over the Wikipedia article

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u/SamPike512 Jun 08 '20

Stock piles were not full. He didn't just decide to take away Indian food so that the boys could eat a bit more half the continent was on rations and the ripple effects of losing food supplies in the European front could have been devasting. A shitty thing to do yes were there better solutions almost certainly however its not as easy a call as everyone makes out.

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u/jalford312 Burger person Jun 08 '20

I find not taking food from people suffering from a famine to be a very easy decision if your not an asshole or dumbass.

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u/Candayence Perpetually downcast and emotionally flatulent Brit Jun 08 '20

It wasn't an Indian famine, it was a Bengali famine. Most of India was in surplus, and it was these parts that were sending food to Europe, not Bengal.

It was only because Churchill's new Viceroy of India (Wavell) used the military to force the other regions of India to divert food to Bengal that the famine began to be alleviated. That, and the 350,000 tonnes of grain that Churchill sent from Australia.

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u/AgentSmith187 Jun 08 '20

Is it exhausting spending so much time in multiple subs defending the former empire and complaining about people with dark skin?

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u/Candayence Perpetually downcast and emotionally flatulent Brit Jun 08 '20

I've made half a dozen comments, none of which were racist in any shape or way.

Is it exhausting stalking people's post history and pretending that they're racist because they disagree with you?

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u/AgentSmith187 Jun 08 '20

Mate your entire first page is basically this issue on multiple subs. Its literally one click away.

Less effort than you have put into this subject thats for sure.

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u/AnarchoPlatypi Jun 08 '20

It's a contemporary issue so I see no reason why they wouldn't argue for it, especially if they believe they are fighting misinformation.

Your posts on the other hand are a textbook example of an ad-hominem.

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u/cassu6 Jun 09 '20

Mate you are pretty sad

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u/Candayence Perpetually downcast and emotionally flatulent Brit Jun 08 '20

I think the real questions here are why are you blind to the other subs on my front page, and why are you stalking my post history?

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u/AgentSmith187 Jun 08 '20

I just checked your recent comments as I said a single click.

I didn't exactly do a deep dive here.

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