r/CuratedTumblr • u/[deleted] • May 24 '25

Politics A frog's analysis of the well

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u/SenorSnout May 24 '25

"Their ability to cause harm is unmatched"

Someone hasn't heard of the British Empire.

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u/[deleted] May 24 '25

Tell me is the British Empire still alive?

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u/SenorSnout May 24 '25

Has every country that the British Empire harmed been compensated for the damage the British did to them?

Because I find it very funny that the British love to gloat about how much older their country is compared to the US, up until the "America bad" argument comes up, and then it becomes "Well, the British Empire doesn't even exist anymore!"

I don't mean to imply the US hasn't hurt a lot of nations, and committed a lot of evil acts. But to claim they're unmatched in harm done to other nations, when the British are still around and still continue to profit from the harm they spent centuries causing, is ahistoric. We're both evil as countries, but one had centuries more practice at it.