The principle victims of British policies are Unpeoplethose whose lives are deemed worthless, expendable in the pursuit of power and commercial gain. They are the modern equivalent of the savages of colonial days, who could be mown down by British guns in virtual secrecy, or else in circumstances where the perpetrators were hailed as the upholders of civilisation.

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  • Politics — Governance, civic duty, and the structures of power
  • Power — The dynamics of influence, authority, and leadership

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