Anything bad they did they did with full malicious desire and intent, and anything good they did is either ignored or, as I said, discredited ("they only did it

Anything bad they did they did with full malicious desire and intent, and anything good they did is either ignored or, as I said, discredited ("they only did it because they were forced!") If they give up the Koh-I-Noor to whomever plundered it before them, ten years later someone like you will be claiming that it is hilariously naive to believe they just gave it up.