# Does Mechanisation and automation actually reduce the number of labourers overall? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 13, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-mechanisation-and-automation-actually-reduce-the-number-of-labourers-overall/969606 "2022-08-13T16:08:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 58
**Author:** ![am77494](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2022, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-mechanisation-and-automation-actually-reduce-the-number-of-labourers-overall/969606/58 "2022-08-19T14:41:53Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > Note that’s based on a study by Mukherjee that is, at best, considered controversial. The conclusion that Churchill’s policies exacerbated the famine is not generally accepted academically except in some circles inside India itself. Further Note that Churchill is considered a racist killer, in most of former Colonial world - more discussion here > **[Racial views of Winston Churchill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_views_of_Winston_Churchill)** > > Throughout his life, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill made numerous controversial statements on race, which some writers have described as racist. It is furthermore suggested that his personal views influenced important decisions he made throughout his political career, particularly relating to the British Empire, of which he was a staunch advocate and defender. In the 21st century, these views, along with those he expressed on empire, became one of the most discussed aspects of his le... Previous discussion on Churchill in Straightdope here : > [@Churchill was a genocidaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/churchill-was-a-genocidaire/795607): > > Winston Churchill is still revered as a hero of the Second a World War and one of the saviors of democracy. That’s debatable. He gave a few good speeches and it’s questionable whether those speeches were really necessary for the eventual success of the Allies. What’s not in question is that Churchill was a racist motherfucker who intentially engineered the starvation of possibly over 4 million Bengalis for no other reason than spite. His own people begged him to let the ships at harbor in Calc… Lets not hijack this thread. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-mechanisation-and-automation-actually-reduce-the-number-of-labourers-overall/969606)._