Well yes that's rather my point, the British empire was one of many, notable mainly in its geographical extent but otherwise a typical example of European colonialism which was enthusiastically practiced by any state that could possibly manage it. Get a bit bored of hearing about how the British are the inheritors of unique historical crimes.
Even worse is when Scottish nationalists try to pretend that the British empire was actually all the doing of the English and the Scots were either horrified bystanders or its first victims
Even worse is when Scottish nationalists try to pretend that the British empire was actually all the doing of the English and the Scots were either horrified bystanders or its first victims
it definitely was the doing of the English and the Scots absolutely were just horrified bystanders
and we also did not contribute mercenaries to the dutch empire and french empire and the Austro hungarian empires and the short lived swedish empire either
but whatever it was we didn't do in the first place we more than made up for it (and I say we but really I just mean Glasgow because Edinburgh is gutless) by standing up to Westminster for Nelson Mandela, take that King George.... although granted we didn't change the names of the tobacco baron named streets just round the corner in the Merchant city
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I mean people who love the British Empire are also fannies, obv.
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Mmmmmm fannies
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Ew men are weird
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I've always found this to be the case
the Irish, for a start
(Joke, except for the Brit hating, which they need to get over)
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I think they're mostly Brit indifferent to pitying these days
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Why do Merkins think their fanny is their arse?
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Probably a reaction to king George
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The British Empire is no more.
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Obviously it still exists culturally hence why people want on about hating it (usually Rhodes scholars)
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*wang
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Feck off Dutchie we will decide that not you
<1 minute later>
Ok, it's over.
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People never seem to get so exercised about, say, the Dutch empire.
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Because that was ages/centuries ago
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History is a big old mess. It's far too complex to be a simple dichotomy of good vs evil.
Although I was thinking last night that perhaps the honours need to updated in name...it's a bit archaic.
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British empire is one of the greatest ever!!! up the brits!!
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Was it? Indonesia didn't gain full independence until the 1960s.
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apartheid didn't end until the 80s
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The way some people go on you would think that Britain was the only European state that enjoyed a bit of colonialism
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The Belgians and French would like to have a word.
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Well yes that's rather my point, the British empire was one of many, notable mainly in its geographical extent but otherwise a typical example of European colonialism which was enthusiastically practiced by any state that could possibly manage it. Get a bit bored of hearing about how the British are the inheritors of unique historical crimes.
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Even worse is when Scottish nationalists try to pretend that the British empire was actually all the doing of the English and the Scots were either horrified bystanders or its first victims
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New Chimp_26 Nov 19 10:02
Even worse is when Scottish nationalists try to pretend that the British empire was actually all the doing of the English and the Scots were either horrified bystanders or its first victims
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it definitely was the doing of the English and the Scots absolutely were just horrified bystanders
and we also did not contribute mercenaries to the dutch empire and french empire and the Austro hungarian empires and the short lived swedish empire either
but whatever it was we didn't do in the first place we more than made up for it (and I say we but really I just mean Glasgow because Edinburgh is gutless) by standing up to Westminster for Nelson Mandela, take that King George.... although granted we didn't change the names of the tobacco baron named streets just round the corner in the Merchant city
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