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    The Wall Street Journal‏Verified account @WSJ 24 Jul 2015

    Should Britain pay reparations to its former colonies? An Indian politician's speech saying 'yes' has gone viral.http://on.wsj.com/1CYVCYz 

    6:02 PM - 24 Jul 2015
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      1. Josy Shikoh YNWA LFC‏ @indophilia 25 Jul 2015
        Replying to @WSJ

        "@WSJ: Should Britain pay reparations to its former colonies? @ShashiTharoor speech saying 'yes' has gone viral. http://on.wsj.com/1CYVCYz "

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      1. Matt B‏ @mattb3012 24 Jul 2015
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        @WSJ no way, the empire had generally good intentions & helped the colonies. Most former colonies are in worse shape now.

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      1. Whipreck‏ @Whipreck 24 Jul 2015
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        @WSJ @newszbreaking as long as India repays for all the infrastructure the Brits built, and all food, medicine and training as well.

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      1. Puneet Bajpai‏ @pbajpai21 24 Jul 2015
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        @WSJ considering they got rich beyond their wildest dreams because of this "colony" the answer is a no doubter

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      1. Gopal Devanahalli‏ @gops85 24 Jul 2015
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        @WSJ brilliant speech

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      2. Doug‏ @dougmcole 24 Jul 2015
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        @WSJ ha, no. India hit the jackpot with England coming. They learned the international language of business and are reaping the benefits now

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      3. Rishi‏ @Rishi13B 24 Jul 2015
        Replying to @dougmcole

        @dougmcole @WSJ Don't you understand what 27% of World GDP means when British came to India..

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. Doug‏ @dougmcole 24 Jul 2015
        Replying to @Rishi13B

        @nisheshbajpai come again please? What's your point?

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      5. Rishi‏ @Rishi13B 24 Jul 2015
        Replying to @dougmcole

        @dougmcole You said India hit the jockpot with British colonial rule.I said India's contribution in Global wealth was 27% before British1/2

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      6. Rishi‏ @Rishi13B 24 Jul 2015
        Replying to @Rishi13B

        @dougmcole And at the end of 200 year Slavery rule, India's export went down to 4%..Clearly evident that British earned huge from India. 2/2

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      7. Doug‏ @dougmcole 24 Jul 2015
        Replying to @Rishi13B

        @nisheshbajpai no, I stated both were winners. England won from a colonial economic standard and got what they needed then

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      1. Julio D. Ugarte‏ @JUGMONK 24 Jul 2015
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        @WSJ then Germany should pay reparations for both WW1 & WW2. Simple, it's it, NOT! Tell India to stuff it!

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      1. Robert Harkin‏ @DoomsdayPicnic 24 Jul 2015
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        @WSJpic.twitter.com/US1JEUZ5iM

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      2. James Fern‏ @fernz_james 24 Jul 2015
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        @WSJ Should Normandy pay reparations to England? Should Russia do the same to Ukraine,Georgia,and the whole ex-Russian Federation?

        1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes
      3. Charles Henry‏ @10DMark 24 Jul 2015
        Replying to @fernz_james

        @fernz_james @1Feedom @WSJ Should germany pay reparations to Israel ? Uhh, they did - at least 350 Billion EUROS in the last 60 years.

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      1. Abby Packingham‏ @abbypackingham 24 Jul 2015
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        @WSJ @arathisurkanti

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      1. Matthew Ferrara‏ @mfcompany 24 Jul 2015
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        @WSJ well, why is it really any different than the welfare state "inside" Britain? Sort of calling Statism's bluff on a big scale...

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