ext_67576 ([identity profile] lotusbiosm.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] eredien 2008-12-30 03:49 am (UTC)

I think when we talk about the heritage of imperialism it's important to distinguish between "responsibility" and fault/blame. I am not to blame for the actions of my English ancestors/distant kin. I was naught but a twinkle in my great^N-grandfather's eye when the English conquered India.
But I am responsible, in the sense that I have to choose how I relate to that history and what I do to set right those wrongs.

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