"Dodgy is an understatement; it was cultural plunder & imperialistic paternalism at its very worst."

More exageration, Suibhne! Exaggeration piled on exaggeration on top of exaggeration. A bit of evidence for your wild assertions might be nice. Still, I suppose that if you keep repeating nonsense - eventually someone, a bit short on critical faculties, may decide that you are talking sense.