tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post116530783654711056..comments2024-03-27T21:30:35.824+00:00Comments on UK Commentators: Fiji CoupLabanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031578024191117985noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-1165372248263738642006-12-06T02:30:00.000+00:002006-12-06T02:30:00.000+00:00"Two definite mistakes of the empire were the impo..."Two definite mistakes of the empire were the importation of Indians into Fiji and Tamils into Ceylon."<BR/><BR/>It's a myth that Britain is responsible for the presence of Tamils in Ceylon, they've been there for around a thousand years.<BR/><BR/>Britain did import some Tamils from India but their descendents have mostly returned to India. The Tamils that remain are those whose ancestors long predate British rule on the island.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263275229285861236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-1165343199952557892006-12-05T18:26:00.000+00:002006-12-05T18:26:00.000+00:00Nice one, anon.Nice one, anon.deariemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06654632450454559188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-1165341441130317342006-12-05T17:57:00.000+00:002006-12-05T17:57:00.000+00:00As we all know the British Empire is the worst thi...As we all know the British Empire is the worst thing that ever happened, ever. Two definite mistakes of the empire were the importation of Indians into Fiji and Tamils into Ceylon. However as that made these places into multicultural countries thats a good thing right? Can any liberals explain the paradox.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-1165333387524038752006-12-05T15:43:00.000+00:002006-12-05T15:43:00.000+00:00If we brought our troops back from Iraq maybe they...If we brought our troops back from Iraq maybe they could liberate us and restore democracy here ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-1165317260871951632006-12-05T11:14:00.000+00:002006-12-05T11:14:00.000+00:00He does but he's almost run out things to say the ...<A HREF="http://blognorregis.blogspot.com/2006/12/fiji-bainimarama-takes-control.html" REL="nofollow">He does</A> but he's almost run out things to say the build ups been going on so long.<BR/><BR/><I> think Laban calls it right. Anyone coming upon the story for the first time right now is going to automatically assume that Bainimarama is the bad guy and the deposed PM is the good guy here. And that just isn't the case. (Which just goes to show that there's an awful lot of nuance to these sort of situations, Thailand earlier this year, Ukraine last year, and that anyone rushing to judgement with barely any background information can hardly know which is the "right" side to support. Sure there are good rules of thumb but they're only guides.)</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com