tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139498400908952220.post1262377084718448738..comments2024-02-11T22:33:45.430-08:00Comments on Baker's Field: Kipling and CasablancaRichard Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10329182427795648081noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139498400908952220.post-14150215236426104632017-05-17T12:42:43.908-07:002017-05-17T12:42:43.908-07:00Yes, it's the same massacre--even Churchill, n...Yes, it's the same massacre--even Churchill, not known for his sympathy with Indians, denounced it.<br /><br />Kipling's poetry is great--I love "The Ballad of the King's Jest" and also the novel Kim.<br /><br />Just read the excerpt at Tor.com, looking forward to this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139498400908952220.post-39365350103548680912017-05-14T16:41:44.924-07:002017-05-14T16:41:44.924-07:00That's the massacre depicted in the movie &quo...That's the massacre depicted in the movie "Gandhi," isn't it? Hard to imagine how anyone could defend that, really. <br /><br />I recognize that Kipling's views on colonial peoples rightly deserve rebuttal. I made use of his poetry because few other writers have more eloquently spoken for military virtues such as courage, responsibility, and loyalty, or better expressed the love for far and distant places. At his best, Kipling showed people a world they hadn't seen. At his worst, he rationalized segregation and oppression. <br /><br />Thanks for the comment; I hope "Valiant Dust" meets your expectations!Richard Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329182427795648081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139498400908952220.post-10341483824863792982017-05-14T15:13:26.406-07:002017-05-14T15:13:26.406-07:00Hi, I just wanted to say I'm really looking fo...Hi, I just wanted to say I'm really looking forward to Valiant Dust, but as someone who is both part-Indian and likes Kipling's work, I wanted to point out that he did support the massacre at Jallianwallah Bagh in India, so though he's complex, the critiques of him are not wrong!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com