This is great! It’s high time a brutal empire that starved Ireland and India and created the situation that resulted in the genocide in Palestine loses its literal shine.

Honestly it is crazy that this country still exists as a monarchy in the 21st century.

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someoldgit 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

There was also the opium trade.

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cutler 6 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Unfortunately in the case of Palestine Britain merely handed over the baton to an even more hideous imperialist monster - the U.S.A. - which has reverted to Napoleonic levels of barbarity. Imperialism is alive and well in 2025.

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tehjoker 6 days ago | parent [-]

That's right, though I don't want to undersell the massive levels of suffering and trickery played by the British. Their stock in trade was to sow ethnic division and steal whatever they could. For example, the million+ that died in the partition of India was a result of their sowing of tensions between Hindus and Muslims. They also did a lot of looting in Africa.

Going back in time, if you read about the Duchess of Sutherland, the UK created their own internal Nakba where they internally displaced peasants to make way to "Sheepe Walks" and forced them to the sea to benefit the textile industry. Then they later wanted that land and attacked them again. The West is very familiar with creating Gaza-like situations.

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jahewson 6 days ago | parent | next [-]

Where do you guys get this nonsense from? Is there some sort of conspiracy theory factory? Do you have any idea how the rest of the world behaved during this time period? You are aware that the Muslims literally had multiple empires?

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bluecheese452 5 days ago | parent [-]

No no, the ottoman empire was also obviously the fault of the west. The ongoing genocide in Sudan too.

	▲	olddustytrail 5 days ago \| parent [-]
		Sudan is a terrible example for your argument as it's practically a textbook example of Western colonialism, maintained by divide and conquer, and leaving a horrific mess when they wash their hands of the place.

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t1E9mE7JTRjf 6 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Ah yes, the killing was the fault of someone other than those killing people. Why didn't I think of that.

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tehjoker 6 days ago | parent [-]

If you fail to see how divide and conquer strategies are employed by the imperial west both externally and internally, much of politics will become mystifying to you.

	▲	t1E9mE7JTRjf 6 days ago \| parent [-]
		You seem to misunderstand the subcontinents history. Separation into India and Pakistan was of territories conquered by the British (from the previous 'Imperialists' by the way - which maybe you've overlooked). So 'Divide and conquer' is incorrect. Feel free to bring merit to this discussion.