Was the British Empire a good or bad thing for the world? To put it another way, is freedom a good or bad thing for the world? Historian and author H.W. Crocker III explains why we may want to rethink the British Empire's bad rap.
“Benign neglect?”
Study British military history and you will learn what “Benign Incompetence” means.
What kind of government permits an aristocrat to buy an officer’s commission for his idiot son, who then leads his men to their deaths? Almost every British war began with just such a military disaster.
Maybe I’m just prejudiced against the British.
I’m IRISH.
Ah yes, the white man’s burden is a heavy one indeed.
“Benign neglect?”
Study British military history and you will learn what “Benign Incompetence” means.
What kind of government permits an aristocrat to buy an officer’s commission for his idiot son, who then leads his men to their deaths? Almost every British war began with just such a military disaster.
Maybe I’m just prejudiced against the British.
I’m IRISH.