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@AndreasKoureas_
Dear Andreas,
That's not how I as an ethnic Bengali see it.
Winston Churchill during his Premiership presided over the 1943 Bengal Famine. He deliberately shipped grain from Oceania onto Greece to reinforce supplies for already well fed Allied Soldiers when that grain should
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@TheEconomist
The people of Bangladesh will always stand with the people of Palestine. Always. 🇧🇩🇵🇸
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@BernieSanders
Dear Bernie,
An occupying power has no right to defend itself.
The British Empire had no right to defend themselves from Indian revolutionaries. And they did some gruesome things to both British combatants and non-combatants alike.
Same thing happened in the West Indies with
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@RabbiShmuley
@piersmorgan
Rabbi, you're not the one with both sets of parents who are Holocaust survivors. And yet you have the gall to call Dr. Finkelstein an anti-semite?
Preach to the choir all you want, but the rest of the world stands with Dr. Finkelstein because he stands for truth and justice.
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@DrEliDavid
Hello Eli,
That's an interesting position to take.
It seems like silly old Lord Balfour didn't get the Memo. 👇
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@Ostrov_A
@X
I love
@TrackAIPAC
.
I also like that you hypocritical Zionists are so scared of freedom of information.
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@VividProwess
There's nothing to be proud of if you're beautiful on the outside and ugly inside.
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@ApostateProphet
I'm an ethnic Bengali.
And I will *never* forgive Churchill for nonchalantly starving our people to death in 1943.
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@RabbiShmuley
You're the one that needs to be arrested for harassment. You're a small man with a small ego and a BIG inferiority complex.
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@323kingdom
@AndreasKoureas_
@BookCafePodcast
@ShashiTharoor
@TariqAli_News
The only reason *we* are here (in Britain) is because *you* were there (in India).
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@mohammed_hijab
📚 Book: On Palestine
✍️ Authors: Noam Chomsky, Ilan Pappé, Frank Barat
🎙️ Show: Book Café Podcast
In Episode 28, we speak to French activist, author, and filmmaker FRANK BARAT about his book "On Palestine", co-written with Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappé.
Watch now 👉 🎧 Podcast:
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@HenMazzig
"Northern Israel"?
It's called ‼️OCCUPIED SYRIA‼️
And it's the malfunctioning IRON DOME that is falling down on them.
Stop trying to "manufacture consent" for an invasion of Lebanon.
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@DanielB18327887
@MYejo71
@AndreasKoureas_
@BookCafePodcast
@ShashiTharoor
@TariqAli_News
I beg to differ.
He's done nothing to refute the combined scholarship of Shashi Tharoor, Tariq Ali, Janam Mukherjee, and Madhusree Mukherjee.
All he has done is state that the telegram Churchill sent that said "Why hasn't Gandhi died yet" has never been found and that Madhusree
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@bhogleharsha
Dear Harsha,
I would like to give a detailed reply to help our friends outside Bangladesh understand what is going on:
1. This Bangladesh team finished THIRD in the 2021/2022 ODI Super League; behind
@BLACKCAPS
&
@englandcricket
and AHEAD of
@BCCI
.
2. But everything started to
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📚Book Review: "The Humanity Of Muhammad: A Christian View" by Craig Considine ✝️☪️
Professor
@CraigCons
makes a profound case for the PLURALISTIC views of the Arabian Prophet and debunks the myth of the "clash of civilizations."
My rating: 5/5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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@cricketangon
A proud moment to know that Bangladesh has inspired the rest of the world. And especially so that it's Pakistan. 🇧🇩🤝🇵🇰
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@AdameMedia
The seven deadly sins...
1. Ethnic cleansing
2. Apartheid
3. Genocide
4. Settler-Colonialism
5. Land grab
6. Rivers of blood
7. Injustice
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Dear
@elonmusk
,
As a white South African immigrant, might I suggest that you take your cue on Israel-Palestine from your fellow South African immigrant
@Trevornoah
?
You've been given numerous personal tours of Kibbutzims by Prime Minister
@netanyahu
.
And while any attack on
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@freemonotheist
To be fair, even following God's commandments is no guarantee of having a problem-free life or even a problem-free world.
This is probably the more difficult question / puzzle to overcome.
@BartEhrman
has written an excellent book on this called "God's Problem."
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@ModernTalmud
An occupying power does not have the right to self-defense.
The British Empire did not have a right to defend itself against Indian revolutionaries and neither does Israel as long as it is in occupation of the West Bank, the Golan Heights, and East Jerusalem.
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@ESPNcricinfo
@Isam84
Disgraceful!! The person who said that needs to be punished with some hefty sanctions.
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@Acts17David
Dear Dr. Wood,
Allow me to explain.
1. The 1947 Partition of India took place under British administration.
2. Lord Mountbatten had a series of meetings with both Mr. Neru and Mr. Jinnah to decide on the borders of the two nation-states.
3. And once the borders were decided
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@youreallmad
@323kingdom
@AndreasKoureas_
@BookCafePodcast
@ShashiTharoor
@TariqAli_News
The Brits already *have* rushed into Italy.
You just don't know it because everyone's white.
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@Arabbeau
"Islamic" warrior? What on earth does this term even mean given that Muslims are not monolithic?
This helmet must surely have a history attached to some kingdom / state / dynasty / etc, so please let's use a better term that more accurately reflects that history.
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@drrpalestine
Of course.
Let's turn a blind eye to genocide so that my regime can survive.
The Israelis are the ones who put him in power.
He knows which side of his bread is buttered.
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@_ZachFoster
I'm not a Palestinian, but it's fair to say that the answer is "Definitely not".
And if I were to speak for all South Asians (Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis), after being subjected to 200 years of British colonization and being seen as an "inferior culture", we actually like
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@ShivAroor
Such hubris!
No wonder none of the SAARC countries have anything good to say about India.
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@saifahmed75
He was trying to ask if playing against Pakistan "On Bengali soil" is special given that that's the place from where the freedom struggle began.
Perhaps the reporter doesn't realize that Bangladesh have played against Pakistan many times in Bangladesh which technically is also
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@EylonALevy
But you are evil Eylon.
You just don't see it because you've normalized ethnic cleansing, apartheid, and genocide.
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@mishtal
They chose to fight for their freedom from the likes of you.
Shame on you. History will not be kind to you.
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@weRcricket
Has to be Brian Lara. Because he was a match winner and he played for a weak West Indies team.
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@HenMazzig
How can I forget?
You and your fellow bots keep spamming Twitter X to show the world how the victims became the oppressors.
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@Cricketracker
Shakib is right that everyone should be ready to bat anywhere according to the needs of the team.
But this picture is completely distorted because Bangladesh needs Tamim as an opener, not in the middle order.
Shakib just doesn't want Tamim in the squad beer they have personal
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@FleurHassanN
@JNS_org
Dear Ms. Fleur,
Here's the thing:
The state of Israel needs to be transformed into a fully democratic state.
You had the chance to have a state with a Jewish majority between 1948 and 1967.
Your generals got greedy and decided to absorb additional Palestinians in the West
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@ESPNcricinfo
Not even a question.
3 ODI World Cup wins on the trot. 🏆🏆🏆
Has to be Adam Gilchrist.
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@freemonotheist
@YouTube
Wow, I appreciate that your videos are being translated into Bengali. 👍
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@elicalebon
Honestly, I think diaspora Iranians like you who run interference for Isra-el and talk about genocide with a straight face and an Imperialist British accent are the real red herrings.
Spending even one second listening to your insincere blabbing is in itself a big distraction.
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@AdameMedia
Moses spent 40 years in the desert.
Jesus spent 40 years fasting against the devil's temptations.
Is it any wonder that this number "40" was used to evoke Biblical imagery?
Such a high degree of propaganda. Unbelievable.
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@JohnHill007
@Sub_Has_Is
On the contrary, we've got thousands of Indians working in Bangladesh in white collar jobs as CXOs.
We never ask them why they're all coming to Bangladesh for jobs.
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@Imamofpeace
They didn't move in. Israel gave birth to Hezbollah thanks to 18 years of occupation.
I know you have issues with the current Iranian regime, but that doesn't mean you have to support the Israeli genocide of Palestine or their war mongering in Lebanon just so Netanyahu can stay
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@omer_botzer
@ApostateProphet
A slight correction.
I do *not* support Hitler.
And I certainly do not support his Anti-Semitic views nor what the Nazis did to Jews during the Holocaust.
I'm simply pointing out the *hypocrisy* in villifying *Hitler only* while at the same time elevating Churchill to the
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@ShabanaMir1
Thank you Professor.
I know that we in Bangladesh have tried our best to help them.
We need the rest of the world to help us win Myanmar over to our argument that the Rohingyas have every right to live in peace and security in Rakhine State, their ancestral homeland.
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@RVCJ_FB
📚 Book: "Playing It My Way"
✍️ Author:
@BoriaMajumdar
🎙 Show:
@BookCafePodcast
Catch
@sachin_rt
's authorized biographer discuss his 2014 book PLAYING IT MY WAY.
Watch now 👉 ▶️ Podcast:
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After 3 seasons of watching "Arrow", I suddenly found myself watching "Felicity and Friends." :-/
#StopRuiningArrow
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@sarikatyagi97
@ImtiazMadmood
2,000 years ago all of Europe was pagan.
500 years ago the Americas were following their indigenous religions.
250 years ago Oceania was following their indigenous religions.
Today all of them are Christian.
So what's your point?
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📚Book: "The Qur'an And The Aramaic Gospel Traditions"
✍️ Author: Emran El-Badawi
Catch Episode 11 of
@BookCafePodcast
where I talk to Prof. Dr.
@emrane
about his book "The Qur'an and the Aramaic Gospel Traditions."
▶️ Episode Link:
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@rich_goldberg
No occupying power has the right to defend itself.
Is Israel an occupying power?
Yes, it occupies the West Bank and Golan Heights.
Does it have a right to defend itself?
‼️NO‼️
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@GrootEyeCandy
@BernieSanders
Israel controls the West Bank both directly as well as indirectly through their proxy - The Palestinian Authority (PA).
This is akin to how the British Empire created the Indian Civil Service.
A large empire like the British Empire was difficult to administer without the
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- Book Review: "People of the Book: Prophet Muhammad's Encounters with Christians" by
@CraigCons
- 📚✝️☪️
A deep dive into the Prophet Muhammad's interactions / correspondences with Christians in his milieu.
My rating: 5/5 stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 (with great distinction)
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@goodreads
Sherlock Holmes.
They don't come any better than the greatest fictional detective ever.
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@DrEliDavid
A few apple carts to feed 2 million people.
Nice work Eli.
You've just discovered intermittent fasting. 👏
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@BCCI
@imjadeja
📚 Book: "Master Laster"
✍️ Author:
@chakraberty
🎧 Show:
@BookCafePodcast
🎙 Host:
@OmarNizam
Maverick cricket writer SUMIT CHAKRABERTY provides a contrarian truth about
@sachin_rt
in his 2013 book MASTER LASTER.
#WTCFinal2023
Watch now 👉▶️ Podcast:
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@DrJavadTHashmi
Friends, I give you the winner of tonight's
@ModernDayDebate
: Dr. Javad T. Hashmi aka THE PAKISTANI PUNISHER. 🥊🇵🇰
Wow, this is probably the first and only time in over 20 years of watching formal debates that I've ever seen someone win a debate due to both a clean knockout (Dr.
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@CraigCons
It's your perogative to decline brother, although I'm not sure why you would want to decline a dialogue (not a debate, but a dialogue) after writing something like "convince me she's wrong".
I assumed this post meant you wanted to engage people in dialogue. I apologize if I
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@TamjidulH24v2
This will be an excellent initiative. Hope Bangladesh gets admitted into ASEAN.
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@freemonotheist
📚 Book: "The Humanity Of Muhammad"
✍️ Author:
@CraigCons
🎧 Show:
@BookCafePodcast
🎙 Host:
@OmarNizam
Catch Prof. Dr. Craig Considine as he discusses his 2018 book THE HUMANITY OF MUHAMMAD.
#Islam
#Muslim
Watch now 👉▶️ Podcast:
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@yossarian67
@AndreasKoureas_
@BookCafePodcast
@ShashiTharoor
@TariqAli_News
<< Despite all the disasters, the 1943 harvest was only 5 per cent less than the average of previous years. It was not the lack of food that killed millions. It was simply that the food was made inaccessible on orders from the highest levels of the imperial bureaucracy in Delhi,
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@cricketaakash
Dear Aakash,
Allow me to explain.
1. This 2023 Bangladesh team is currently 'a house divided upon itself.'
2. In the 2021-2022 ODI World Cup Super League cycle, Bangladesh have beaten everyone in bilateral series except World Champions
@ECB_cricket
and Runners-Ups
@BLACKCAPS
.
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@CristinaChiarEa
@AndreasKoureas_
@BookCafePodcast
@ShashiTharoor
@TariqAli_News
His responsibility was to the people under occupation, i.e. Indians.
He failed spectacularly.
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@DouglasKMurray
@nationalpost
Dear
@DouglasKMurray
,
Let me help you understand.
1. Judaism is a 3,000 year old religion.
2. Zionism is a 140 year old political ideology.
3. Hence, you can have "Jews who are Zionists" as well as "Jews who are Anti-Zionists."
4. Conversely, you can also have "Non-Jews who
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@freemonotheist
📚 Book: "Allah: God In The Qur'an"
✍️ Author:
@GabrielSaidR
🎙 Show:
@BookCafePodcast
Catch Prof. Dr. Gabriel Said Reynolds talk about his 2020 book ALLAH: GOD IN THE QUR'AN.
Watch now 👉▶️ Podcast:
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@CraigCons
Dear Craig,
I'm not an American citizen, but I greatly appreciate that US society allows for debate, dialogue, and free speech.
And as this is on a public platform my friend, I too want to voice my opinions as a student of this subject matter.
<< No matter how many times they
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@elicalebon
Stop yapping already about October 7th lady.
Don't project your personal issues with the Iranian regime onto Palestine.
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@AndreasKoureas_
By the way, I'll tell you who the greatest statesman of the 20th century is:
LEE KUAN YEW, Prime Minister of Singapore from 1959-1990.
He transformed Singapore from a Third World backwater to a First World Nation in the span of just one generation.
His understanding of the
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@ovshake42
@Isam84
Never been more disappointed in my life to be backing a team and wanting them to qualify when they themselves weren't playing to qualify.
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@DalrympleWill
This is how legends are made. And by that I do mean the incredible Mr. Dalrymple. More power to you Sir. 👏
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@ImtiazMadmood
These Hadiths do not pass the test of the critical-historical scholars and as such their authenticity is highly doubtful.
It also doesn't match with the spirit of the Qur'an which states that there's no compulsion in religion.
There's no greater inclusivity than the idea of
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@ImtiazMadmood
Dear Mr. Imtiaz,
Were this 1857, would you begrudge the Indian population for rising up against British occupation?
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@freemonotheist
The people of Turkey are in the best position to decide what is good for them.
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@ImtiazMadmood
Looks like
@RichardDawkins
Mr. Madmood. He is after all a Zoologist, so it makes sense that he'd be hanging around animals; though I'm not so sure he's important enough to be considered a historical figure.
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@ESPNcricinfo
"Sachin Tendulkar was a self-serving cricketer."
More on this can be found in the hour long podcast below with regards to the book entitled "MASTER LASTER: What They Don't Tell You About Sachin Tendulkar" by author Sumit Chakraberty.👇
📚 Book: "Master Laster"
✍️ Author: Sumit
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@Taimur_Laal
Regarding Islam specifically there are 6 articles of Faith:
1. Belief in God
2. Belief in the Angels of God
3. Belief in the Books of God
4. Belief in the Messengers of God
5. Belief in Destiny
6. Belief in Life after Death
Besides these 6 articles of Faith, the Qur'an points
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@REVMAXXING
I don't know enough about him to make a judgement. But I like that he financed one of my favorite movies: "The Message" (1976). This movie had a profound impact on me.
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@that_shibs
@Sub_Has_Is
@amaladhabala
Nobody is genociding minorities.
The backlash was against the vote bank of the recently deposed govt, many of whom happen to be from the minority communities. And this was weeks ago.
All has subsided since the tumultuous first week of August.
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@LNairel
@AndreasKoureas_
@BookCafePodcast
@ShashiTharoor
@TariqAli_News
The British ate all the grain
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@CraigCons
@CraigCons
Dear Craig,
I am of the opinion that people can hold vastly different political opinions and still remain very good friends.
I've also read 20+ books on Israel-Palestine in the past 6 months alone just to improve my knowledge of Israel-Palestine, including Prime
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@CalebHamm90745
@DrEliDavid
What Lord Balfour really wanted was for
@DrEliDavid
to know that the country is called PALESTINE.
He wanted Eli to know it so badly that he wrote PALESTINE twice in this Declaration.
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@aravind
Dear Mr. Aravind,
The name "India" belongs to all three countries that make up the historical geographic region called "India".
You are making the mistake of conflating the "Indian" in "Indian restaurant" with the modern nation-state (i.e. the Republic of India).
Regards,
Omar
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@RVCJ_FB
📚 Book: "Playing It My Way"
✍️ Author:
@BoriaMajumdar
🎙 Show:
@BookCafePodcast
Catch
@sachin_rt
's authorized biographer discuss his 2014 book PLAYING IT MY WAY.
#WTC23
#WTC23Final
Watch now 👉 ▶️ Podcast:
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@raja_babu_super
@Acts17David
You must be mistaken. Here's the thing:
1. The Arabs after the arrival of Islam became an expansionist power.
2. They went up to Spain, but the one's who crossed the Iberian Peninsula in 711 were NOT Arabs; they were mostly Bebers from North Africa who had converted to Islam.
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@MsRainyJade
@ApostateProphet
Actual, our farming is excellent. We were the breadbasket of the British Empire.
But Churchill was responsible for stealing grain from Bengal Province - thr richest of all Indian provinces - and feeding the fat colonial bastards you call your ancestors.
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@OldblueIs
@AndreasKoureas_
@BookCafePodcast
@ShashiTharoor
@TariqAli_News
You're deflecting. Churchill as Prime Minister was responsible for the welfare of the British Empire.
Churchill deliberately did not feed the starving people of Bengal in 1943 even though his Governor was asking for it and instead diverted the grain to act as emergency rations
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@mehdirhasan
@gideonle
Dear
@mehdirhasan
,
A few points that I'd like to mention in all humility as a former college debater and debating champion who was privileged to compete against the best student debaters from around the world:
1. I agree with you that the entire debate was infuriating and the
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@LandSharkJones
@GrootEyeCandy
@BernieSanders
That's a very entitled thing to say. We don't live in a world of anarchy. We live in a world where nobody is above the law.
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