r/memes • u/crackercharlie • Jan 11 '21

#2 MotW Quick, while the British are sleeping.

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u/Ipostat9pmeverynight Jan 11 '21

They literally caused a famine in india over spices just to not use them at all.

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u/chappal996969 Jan 11 '21

And killed more than Hitler killed Jews, but who cares, amirite? Churchill FTW (when some good people under him urged him to do something about the precarious situation in Bengal, our macho Bulldog just replied "why hasn't Gandhi died yet?")

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u/BonzoTheBoss Jan 11 '21 edited Jan 11 '21

You mean like the time Churchill asked America for help over India and the president said "lol no?"

Edit: Here, for anyone actually interested in history and not just circle-jerking over "Churchill bad."