Comments by "CLARKE176" (@CLARKE176) on "A Day In History" channel.

  1. You have to thank the Indian government for that. Not the Brits, you're more than 70 years too late.
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  2.  @akshaykumargautam5289  so why does india have amongst the largest proportion of poor and starving people in the world right now? Why waste your life hating an empire that exists no more? That's in the past, you're now in the present. Focus on that.
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  3.  @rahulsubramanian6545  well they were fighting a world war after all. It wasn't an easy choice to make. Would you put your own people first or anothers if you were in the same position? You also fail to mention that the supply lanes were wrecked by a cyclone which didn't help. What about the japanese? Shouldn't they share the blame as well?
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  4.  @rahulsubramanian6545  the cyclone wasn't man made. Neither was the crop fungus. You still haven't mentioned the japanese invasion either.
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  5.  @rahulsubramanian6545  Britain can't control the weather nor the crop fungus, the famine was mostly caused by nature. You also fail to hold the japanese to account probably because they're not white. Due to India having amongst the largest homeless population on Earth, the life expectancy isn't surprising. In mentioning repopulation, other empires throughout history did the same. British and non British.
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  6.  @naanthony7807  India has amongst the largest population of poor starving people in the world today. Is that Britain’s fault? No. The Japanese invasion was one of the main causes of the famine since it severed the Rangoon Burmese route which was the main supply line. Churchill asked Roosevelt to send more ships so they could transfer crops from Australia to Bengal but the US president refused. Not to mention the corrupt Indian officials kept the food for themselves and didn’t distribute it to the people. So shouldn’t the Americans, Indian officials and Japanese share the blame if it was man made?
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  7.  @mihirojha4475  The Indian government has had all that time to help these people and so far they haven’t done a good job. So instead of just blaming Britain, how about taking your government to account.
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  8.  @rahulsubramanian6545  Churchill was not personally responsible for the famine, in case you forgot the Japanese began their invasion of Burma which severed the main supply line. So shouldn't you be have a go at Japan instead?
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  9.  @rahulsubramanian6545  I suggest you read the Spectator article which explains why the famine wasn't Churchill's fault. Then you can re educate yourself and see that not everything is black and white.
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  10.  @rahulsubramanian6545  yes it does coincide with natural disasters, in fact there have been famines there before the British showed up. The Japanese invasion cut off the main supply routes through Burma so the allies had to rely on shipping lanes instead. Churchill wrote to Roosevelt for more ships to transport the grain from Australia to Benghal to stop the famine but the US refused. Also corrupt indian officials kept alot of the food for themselves and didn't bother feeding the population. Believe me the indians would have suffered far worse if the japanese arrived. They would have plundered all the non fungus food and allow way more indians to starve to death. The British commonwealth on the other hand were trying to stop it.
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  11.  @abidurrahman7168  that area had famines even before the British arrived. Corrupt indian officials were laundering most of the non infected grain and keeping it for themselves without feeding the population. The crops were infected by a notorious fungus during the crisis. Churchill asked the Americans for more ships to import crops from Australia to India to help with the famine but was refused. The Japanese entry severed the main supply line in Burma so the allies had to use the sea lanes which were hampered by the cyclone. Alot of the remaining food had to be distributed to the Indian and British troops since they would be the ones defending the country from the japanese onslaught.
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  12.  @abidurrahman7168  All countries who have had empires have done bad things, Britain is not unique in that. Again many indians supported the partion since they hated the other side.
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  13.  @abidurrahman7168  corrupt indian officials do share the blame for the famine getting worse. Also you've never brought up the Americans refusal to help or that Churchill tried to stop the famine by importing crops from Australia. Again there was a war going on.
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  14.  @abidurrahman7168  what about the conflict with the Japanese then? India would have suffered far more under japan's rule.
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  15. Completely untrue, to blame it all on Britain isnt just a result of not studying history properly it’s pure arrogance. The Japanese invasion of Burma certainly didn’t help which severed the Rangoon Bengal supply route. Neither did the weather when a major cyclone hampered the supply routes and the crops were infected with a deadly fungus known as Bengal epiphytotic.
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  16. The crops were also affected with a deadly fungus and the supply lines unaffected by the Japanese invasion suffered under a major cyclone. Clearly you didn't do your research properly. Try better next time.
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  17.  @naanthony7807  its not trolling, its fact. Why don't you read an article from the Spectator which explains why it wasn't Churchill's fault.
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  18. @SeahawkGaming-xp7bl Churchill wrote to other countries urging them to send grain and other food to help deal with the famine. Roosevelt refused claiming he couldn’t spare the ships while others such as Australia agreed to help.
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  19.  @goodtimes2hellyeah169  many indians couldn't care less about the past, only a woke few are obsessed with it.
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  20.  @bold810  Many other civilisations like Rome, Egypt, Russia and others have done similar acts. Have you ever personally experienced the famine in 1842 or any other today?
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  21.  @abidurrahman7168  there was a war on remember? If you were a leader like churchill waging a world war and had to feed your own people in India for example to carry it on which would you choose? Your country or a foreign one? Indian officials did benefit from the system the British created and back stabbed their own country men to preserve their comfortable life style and power. So shouldn't they bear responsibility for the famine as well? Also if it weren't for the allied troops, the Indian people would have suffered far worse under the Japanese. Alot of the grain in that region were infected by a deadly fungus due to the environment. Did the British control that and the weather too?
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  22.  @abidurrahman7168  Not everybody glorifies the world wars, that's why we have memorials to pay our respects. Also many indians fought bravely and esteemed in battle. Also the world wars didn't influence the weather or change in environment in India.
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  23.  @abidurrahman7168  wasn't just the European powers who were racist How many Indians disliked chinese, gurkhas, Africans, etc and believe themselves superior to other allied soldiers?
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  24.  @abidurrahman7168  when the Japanese threatened India it was their war. Many Indian service men and women volunteered freely. History is not in black and white like you see it. The Empire did good acts as well. Also how many Indians treat fellow Indians as inferior too?
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  25.  @newsjunkieish  There were famines in those regions even before the British arrived.
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  26.  @Aditya1590  my main point is that the British did not man make the famine, it was caused by all sorts of reasons. Why don't you read the spectator article on why Churchill wasn't responsible.
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  27.  @Aditya1590  Look it up. Also Churchill arranged for crops to be brought in from Australia to help with the famine. He even asked Roosevelt for more ships to help but was refused.
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  28.  @brownvagabond8586  Again he wasn’t personally responsible for the famine, it was caused by numerous factors. What about Roosevelt? Stalin? Truman? Aren’t they almost as bad as Hitler too?
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  29.  @sivaphanindra4102  I know the truth is difficult for you to accept but that’s the reality.
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  30.  @sivaphanindra4102  India produces it far more than UK due to its size and population mass.
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  31.  @sivaphanindra4102  you can say whatever you like, doesn’t change the reality you live in.
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  32.  @sivaphanindra4102  truth hurts when it doesn’t fit your narrative doesn’t it?
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  33.  @sivaphanindra4102  yet India still produces amongst the largest carbon admissions. Strange isn’t it?
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  34.  @SIVAPHANINDRAREDDYSiva  Asia which India is part of, Africa and Latin America are responsible for most of the world’s pollution. Doesn’t matter if they’re developing countries, poor starving people which are by the millions in India don’t care about saving Earth because they are focusing on survival. So if the Indian government wants to help stop global warming, try focusing on the homeless situation first.
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  35.  @SIVAPHANINDRAREDDYSiva  India has far more homeless people so you admit that the country is amongst the top five, far higher than the UK. Has your government done anything about it yet?
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  36.  @SIVAPHANINDRAREDDYSiva  yet the vast homeless and starving problem still isn’t fixed in your country is it. Still haven’t sorted out the large carbon admissions that they help produce, you’re not going to be prevent all these people from staying poor. How many years will it take for your government to sort out? Have you come up with any ideas yourself?
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  37.  @SIVAPHANINDRAREDDYSiva  err..you’re on the internet buddy? Why not look it up yourself? Maybe the truth is too scary for you?
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  38.  @SIVAPHANINDRAREDDYSiva  so you’re desperately trying to twist the massive poverty in your country? I guess you don’t really care about all those starving homeless people.
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  39.  @SIVAPHANINDRAREDDYSiva  well the UK is an Island and in another part of the world. Why does your country have amongst the largest homeless and starving population?
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  40.  @SIVAPHANINDRAREDDYSiva  You never give me an answer to mine. Why does your country have such an appallingly large homeless population and what will you do try and help them?
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  41.  @SIVAPHANINDRAREDDYSiva  Hey buddy, you know what the usual theme you activists tend to do? You enjoy rambling on in long pointless essays which no relation to the topic we’re discussing. How is this related to the massive unemployment problem your country has? Not to mention the third of the world’s starving children which is your country’s problem? How is that happening and what are you going to to solve it?
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  42.  @SIVAPHANINDRAREDDYSiva  that won’t be enough since you’ve basically got millions of homeless and starving people. The UK has a lot less homeless people since it has a smaller population. You are talking about decades even longer to sort this problem about along with the carbon admissions. It’s going to be along wait and how many will die by then?
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  43.  @SIVAPHANINDRAREDDYSiva  it doesn’t change the fact India is one of the top three that produces the largest. Are you going to miraculously solve that overnight? What do you plan do about that?
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  44.  @SIVAPHANINDRAREDDYSiva  your just angry that you keep getting reminded of the huge problems your country faces such as unemployment and pollution which it makes it into the top three.
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  45.  @SIVAPHANINDRAREDDYSiva  you can say that to those whose children are starving right now on your streets. How is a third of all theses children are in India? How will you help all of them overnight?
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  46.  @SIVAPHANINDRAREDDYSiva  yet not all mothers can produce breast milk so they can’t feed newborn babies. Nor can families afford a cow. How do you propose to help all these families over night?
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  47.  @SIVAPHANINDRAREDDYSiva  not all surveys are 100% accurate. Just admit that you don't know how you can help all these families quick enough. Trying to stir away fro the question won't solve the problem.
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  48.  @mihirojha4475  many Indians don’t give a toss about Churchill nor the past but are focused more on their daily lives in the present. Also you don’t seem to criticise Roosevelt for not helping.
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  49. It’s a very one sided video and doesn’t tell the full truth what happened.
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  50.  @sumit6190p  so have all empires in history, your country was probably no different. So why waste your life hating a non existent empire? Also India has the largest proportion of poor and starving people in the world right now. That's indian the government's responsibility, not Britain's.
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