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I did not want to offend the USA/India whom eventually booted the brits

• irrational 5y ago
  Why would Americans be offended? I’m fairly certain it is common knowledge that we used to be a British colony.
  • ByteJockey 5y ago
    *several british colonies
  • throwawaysea 5y ago
    I’m not the person who posted that comment but I think the idea is that the phrase “colonies” diminishes those locations’ worth implicitly. It makes their role as a subjugated territory their defining identity and characteristic, rather than placing their individual sovereignty and identity first. I am guessing it’s not as much of a problem for America as for other colonized nations (non white, non European ones) where colonial rule lasted longer, was more brutal, and has had longer lasting impacts.
• Waterluvian 5y ago
  You mean basically all of them.