Why did the British Empire burn, sink, and hide these documents? - Audra A. Dipt e
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Just look at what happened to Zimbabwe. Look at what's happening in South Africa. Look anywhere where European powers made colonies and you will see that they made them better while they were there and they became worse when they left.
The UK has nothing to apologize for.
Date: 2023-04-27
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Comments and reviews: 14
Valerio
There was no internet or live coverages back then, you can make a person, an entire family, an entire village, even an entire kingdom disappear by destroying all the rudimentary records in stone or paper, hiding and suppressing the truth of what happened is not a modern invention, even as far as Egypt, removing someone's name from the stone and omitting them from the records is considered one way of effectively claiming a land or ownership of a region. Anyone with enough power and influence can get away with simply making events vanish as if they never happened.
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There was no internet or live coverages back then, you can make a person, an entire family, an entire village, even an entire kingdom disappear by destroying all the rudimentary records in stone or paper, hiding and suppressing the truth of what happened is not a modern invention, even as far as Egypt, removing someone's name from the stone and omitting them from the records is considered one way of effectively claiming a land or ownership of a region. Anyone with enough power and influence can get away with simply making events vanish as if they never happened.
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Invictus
And it's ironic how often I find British people online, bragging about how great and open minded they were, how they never practised racism and slavery. Even when they were told about the atrocities their grand parents and great great grandparents commited they feign ignorance. The worst part is they deny it and say it's been a long time and say don't overreact. If they can't own it up atleast don't deny what happened in history.
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And it's ironic how often I find British people online, bragging about how great and open minded they were, how they never practised racism and slavery. Even when they were told about the atrocities their grand parents and great great grandparents commited they feign ignorance. The worst part is they deny it and say it's been a long time and say don't overreact. If they can't own it up atleast don't deny what happened in history.
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Poulomi
The British did all sorts of twisted things with their prisoners. 117 days hunger strike of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev are well known, while the world doesnt know how much they were tortured and force-fed. I salute my mighty Indian revolutionaries who never gave up. No matter how hard the British tried, they couldn't break us.
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The British did all sorts of twisted things with their prisoners. 117 days hunger strike of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev are well known, while the world doesnt know how much they were tortured and force-fed. I salute my mighty Indian revolutionaries who never gave up. No matter how hard the British tried, they couldn't break us.
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Golden
Like all empires of the past and the present they too abused, exploited and ruthlessly violated the human rights of the people they conquered. History does indeed seem to repeat itself but hopefully by studying it we may for ones change that. War is war no matter the justification.
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Like all empires of the past and the present they too abused, exploited and ruthlessly violated the human rights of the people they conquered. History does indeed seem to repeat itself but hopefully by studying it we may for ones change that. War is war no matter the justification.
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Umair
With all this blood stained colonial barbarism and history of destryoing countries like Iraq under the false pretence of weapons of mass destruction how much shameless and hypocrate is UK to advocate human rights to the world. SHAME!
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With all this blood stained colonial barbarism and history of destryoing countries like Iraq under the false pretence of weapons of mass destruction how much shameless and hypocrate is UK to advocate human rights to the world. SHAME!
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Salvador
And you discover that about British colonialism now. Is so f. Obvious. Where are the natives from North America, Australia or New Zealand? What is their status and consideration in their societies? that is also part of the legacy
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And you discover that about British colonialism now. Is so f. Obvious. Where are the natives from North America, Australia or New Zealand? What is their status and consideration in their societies? that is also part of the legacy
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Avantel
The British and Europeans as well hided all of these atrocities so well that they got themselves as symbols of the human civilization. to the point of believing their own lies despite a whole history of endless warfare.
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The British and Europeans as well hided all of these atrocities so well that they got themselves as symbols of the human civilization. to the point of believing their own lies despite a whole history of endless warfare.
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Schizz
damn. As a Malaysian (though not currently living there, BUT still within commonwealth grounds, I never heard of any crimes on this level commited by the British on us. Guess we're lucky?
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damn. As a Malaysian (though not currently living there, BUT still within commonwealth grounds, I never heard of any crimes on this level commited by the British on us. Guess we're lucky?
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Harini
And this is the same royal family/British govt that is going to celebrate the 'coronation' of Charles in a week beneath the veneer of their 'class', they're all nothing but demons!
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And this is the same royal family/British govt that is going to celebrate the 'coronation' of Charles in a week beneath the veneer of their 'class', they're all nothing but demons!
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Haley
As an American with British or English ancestry, I'm not proud of my colonial imperialist ancestors or their horrid legacies. Colonialism and imperialism are both wicked.
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As an American with British or English ancestry, I'm not proud of my colonial imperialist ancestors or their horrid legacies. Colonialism and imperialism are both wicked.
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Bhanwar
time machine- 100 modern soldiers with high ammo- go to 1600s- wipe out east india company and colonizers- if this happened, i wonder how the world would have been.
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time machine- 100 modern soldiers with high ammo- go to 1600s- wipe out east india company and colonizers- if this happened, i wonder how the world would have been.
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Zia
white people, centuries ago they conducted massacres, now their generation judge and accuse other countries operating mass kiling in the language of human rights.
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white people, centuries ago they conducted massacres, now their generation judge and accuse other countries operating mass kiling in the language of human rights.
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B-RSE
The idea that people once colonised by Britain, can seek redress from Britain for past atrocities, is an absurdity an any other historical context.
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The idea that people once colonised by Britain, can seek redress from Britain for past atrocities, is an absurdity an any other historical context.
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Rio
Talk about demonizng the British Empire. I guess people of today can enjoy now that the British are bad guys and subhuman at the same time.
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Talk about demonizng the British Empire. I guess people of today can enjoy now that the British are bad guys and subhuman at the same time.
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