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Melvyn Punymeyer's avatar

Sure thing, it's not like Britain has a history of warmongering or anything, I'm sure the Yanks made them invade China twice!

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Gpcus's avatar

we were discussing the current responsability :)... no doubt the british empire has a curriculum of warmongering, invasions, ethnical cleaning and other war crimes still top standing in human history

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Carol Diane Bevis's avatar

Their history in India was brutal.

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Melvyn Punymeyer's avatar

Fact check--true. But if you talk to average Brits, they think they "gave" India civilization and a railroad, and their altruism goes unappreciated to this day.

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Gpcus's avatar

yes, and commonwealth was a sacrifice not an exploitation continuation attempt by other means

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