Just grim. The sheer bloody arrogance of not only acting like this, but also recording it as if this is ‘correct’ behaviour. A large part of me hopes that this was actually satirical in nature, and used by sensible folk to argue against this sort of deplorableness, but sadly, I do know better. 😢
You’re right - no satire intended. Soldier William Whitelock Lloyd was famous for his sketches of the British campaign to subdue Zulu African kingdom in 1879. He was an imperialist through and through. This eravwas the height of Victorian expansion and the source of “pride” back in England.
Uncomfortable but necessary reading. I remember reading of the Amritsar massacre when General Dyer ordered his troops to shoot unarmed and peaceful Indians. Over 350 were killed and the carnage could have been even worse. The alley that led to the site were too narrow for Dyer’s armoured cars, otherwise he would have taken them in and used their machine guns.
“Colonial officials and security forces wanted their infantilize subjects to see and feel their own suffering. They wanted them to know it was deliberate and purposeful. Britain had a term for this – the ‘moral effect’ of violence.” ~ “Legacy of Violence” by Caroline Elkins.
There should be! Maybe an image of an elephant wearing an American flag?
Just grim. The sheer bloody arrogance of not only acting like this, but also recording it as if this is ‘correct’ behaviour. A large part of me hopes that this was actually satirical in nature, and used by sensible folk to argue against this sort of deplorableness, but sadly, I do know better. 😢
You’re right - no satire intended. Soldier William Whitelock Lloyd was famous for his sketches of the British campaign to subdue Zulu African kingdom in 1879. He was an imperialist through and through. This eravwas the height of Victorian expansion and the source of “pride” back in England.
I'm glad folks can see this today, so they understand what it was actually like.
Caroline Elkins’ “Legacy of Violence” addresses the history of British Empire. Great read
Agreed
Is it fair to characterize the Raj as colonial vermin poisoning the blood of a country?
Is there an ironic emoji?
Uncomfortable but necessary reading. I remember reading of the Amritsar massacre when General Dyer ordered his troops to shoot unarmed and peaceful Indians. Over 350 were killed and the carnage could have been even worse. The alley that led to the site were too narrow for Dyer’s armoured cars, otherwise he would have taken them in and used their machine guns.
“Colonial officials and security forces wanted their infantilize subjects to see and feel their own suffering. They wanted them to know it was deliberate and purposeful. Britain had a term for this – the ‘moral effect’ of violence.” ~ “Legacy of Violence” by Caroline Elkins.