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Old 15th Nov 2016, 08:40
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Allan Lupton
 
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Originally Posted by onetrack
and what was the reason behind the Lesothan generosity and goodwill towards the British in that era, when "colonialism" was generally looked upon as an act of invasion by most 3rd world countries?
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I think you are looking back at a time before the opinion quoted above was fashionable - being part of the British Empire was something many colonies and protectorates were proud of and Basutoland, in common with a lot of southern Africa, clearly was.
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