>>Or believes civilisation lies in exploiting indigenous populations, destroying vernacular religious and scientific literature, reducing free women to chattels, basing life on perpetual warfare, and fearing the locals so much that they have to live behind fortress walls and impose draconian punishments on non-involved civilians if any of the colonial invaders are harmed. <<

Pretty much a summary of English history from 1066 to when they lost their empire, don't you think? Ask the Scotts, or the Irish, or Indians, or the people the called Indians who weren't...


>>"Nonsense. I know a French woman who expostulates "You English and your fucking square cheese". Why do you think they call us "les Rosbifs"?"<<

Well of course, she said those things to YOU!! She was being polite!!

"It wasn't what you said, Jack. For one thing you assume national stereotypes are necessarily demeaning. Much of the time they are affectionate, sometimes even there's an element of admiration. "

>>Yeah... keep telling yourself that. Here is a challenge. List ten ways the French are more admirable than the English.<<