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It’s almost like hundreds of years of damage takes a bit to undo.
by ceejayoz 1y ago
It’s almost like hundreds of years of damage takes a bit to undo.
- random9749832 1y agoYou realise that the whole world has suffered through tons of atrocities right? Should we go through the history of India, China, Cambodia...
- bonsai_spool 1y agoI mean, each of the countries you cited (India, China, Cambodia - formerly part of ‘Indochine’) had very well known colonial mistreatment… not sure if you were aware
- random9749832 1y ago[flagged]
- JumpCrisscross 1y agoThat is their point. They grew past it. The UK can’t blame Brexit on the Romans.
- bonsai_spool 1y ago> The UK can’t blame Brexit on the Romans. You're reaching thousands of years ago and missing the much more significant event of the Norman conquest. And I would say that the Normans actually did influence Brexit to the extent that there's a confusion about continental vs. English identity that's only expanded over time. 1,000 years is no time at all, in the age of writing.
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago> I would say that the Normans actually did influence Brexit Influenced, yes. Can be blamed for, no, much less their descendants today (who aren’t British).
- bonsai_spool 1y ago> Influenced, yes. Can be blamed for, no, much less their descendants today (who aren’t British). I agree! This is different than saying the British are responsible for many current day conflicts (e.g., India/Pakistan, Israel/Palestine) which is much less controversial.