[lagolinguini]

The points I am trying to make is that it isn't black and white as "resisting attack", and that the history that is taught shouldn't be whitewashed. The Indians fought in the 2 world wars for the freedoms of others while their own freedoms were not guaranteed under British colonialism. 1/6th of all the "British" forces in ww2 were Indian, while India was suffering British induced famines due to redirection of supplies and scorched earth policy of the British in the south east Asian theatre. Do you think it's fair to them to not acknowledge this fact and teach it in history?

[pfdietz]

We were talking about WW2. It absolutely was black and white. Trying to deny that is itself a despicable act, in the same spirit as Holocaust denial. Pointing to other acts of evil alters that not one whit.

[lagolinguini]

I explicitly said the Nazis were evil. But please do not underplay the suffering of the colonial subjects of the allied powers. That is a despicable act.