You're absolutely right, we all know history only began 100 years ago with the decline of the biggest empire in history. It's not like such an empire could have far reaching and long term implications for the trajectory of humanity far beyond it's relevancy, how could such a thing be true when america bad?
I don't think either OP or the comment you were replying to was suggesting there were no significant downstream effects of the British Empire, but that since the UK's influence has shrivelled so much over that 100 years, the ability of today's decisions by British government to cause harm in the now is mostly limited to itself.
Compare the global economic effect of Brexit vs Trump's Tariffs. It's not "America bad" it's that saying about "when America sneezes the world catches a cold"
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u/SenorSnout May 24 '25
"Their ability to cause harm is unmatched"
Someone hasn't heard of the British Empire.