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This lady represents British military violence to millions of black and brown people around the world. I don't understand why people, especially the British, ar

by rdixit 4y ago

This lady represents British military violence to millions of black and brown people around the world. I don't understand why people, especially the British, aren't ashamed of this person. India alone had $45 trillion dollars of wealth looted from the country: https://video.vice.com/en_us/video/how-britain-stole-dollar45-trillion-from-india-with-trains/5f0daf981081ce619c33ac73 https://video.vice.com/en_us/video/how-britain-stole-dollar4... Literally millions of Indians died as a result of deliberate policies of colonization and economic enslavement by the British. Their history in Africa is too chilling to even recount here. In 7 decades as a figurehead and leader of her people, she never apologized for these crimes, and continued to quietly benefit from the spoils of war. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-koh-i-noor-diamondand-why-british-wont-give-it-back-180964660/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-koh-i-noor...

gadders 4y ago
- rdixit 4y ago
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  - gadders 4y ago
    I'm saying that was the culture at the time, and to judge one nation by today's standards but not others is racist.
    - manquer 4y ago
      It is not about how they behaved at that point in time of history. It is what do they about it since then about it. Tens of thousands of artifacts never returned to the countries from which it was taken including Crown jewels like Kohi-noor, or how Meghan was treated, views on reparations, or preserving the legacy of empire[1] and still holding on to being head of state of so many countries and all the privileges they have fought to keep their way of life - A president does not withhold signing a law to negotiate special exemptions for his family (see Royal Consent abuses) [1] not about the kingdom that is internal to UK
      - gadders 4y ago
        I don't think the UK is the only country that has items from conquered nations. It just has the most. And given that the UK ended the slave trade, to whom should reparations be paid? Megan was treated very well indeed, until she decided to turn on the British people and the Royal Family. The Royal Family aren't forcing countries to keep them as the head of state. In fact she's been removed from a few I believe. Of course, a lot of the countries that are doing this are chasing Chinese money, and just swapping one "coloniser" for another.

by rdixit 4y ago

gadders 4y ago

rdixit 4y ago
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- gadders 4y ago
  I'm saying that was the culture at the time, and to judge one nation by today's standards but not others is racist.
  - manquer 4y ago
    It is not about how they behaved at that point in time of history. It is what do they about it since then about it. Tens of thousands of artifacts never returned to the countries from which it was taken including Crown jewels like Kohi-noor, or how Meghan was treated, views on reparations, or preserving the legacy of empire[1] and still holding on to being head of state of so many countries and all the privileges they have fought to keep their way of life - A president does not withhold signing a law to negotiate special exemptions for his family (see Royal Consent abuses) [1] not about the kingdom that is internal to UK
    - gadders 4y ago
      I don't think the UK is the only country that has items from conquered nations. It just has the most. And given that the UK ended the slave trade, to whom should reparations be paid? Megan was treated very well indeed, until she decided to turn on the British people and the Royal Family. The Royal Family aren't forcing countries to keep them as the head of state. In fact she's been removed from a few I believe. Of course, a lot of the countries that are doing this are chasing Chinese money, and just swapping one "coloniser" for another.