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Name a former English colony not better off than before it was colonized.

Posted on 9/12/22 at 7:22 pm
Posted by Mike da Tigah
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Posted on 9/12/22 at 7:22 pm
You hear a lot lately bemoaning the former British empire, those wanting reparations, apologies, but mostly just lots and lots of attention. Regardless, when you consider it, where would the world be today without the influence of the British empire?

Posted by TomBuchanan
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Posted on 9/12/22 at 7:23 pm to
quote:

You hear a lot lately bemoaning the former British empire, those wanting reparations, apologies, but mostly just lots and lots of attention. Regardless, when you consider it, where would the world be today without the influence of the British empire?



South Africa? white people there are fricked.
Posted by saturday
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Posted on 9/12/22 at 7:24 pm to
I would say New Orleans but Andrew Jackson messed that up for me.
Posted by OMLandshark
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Posted on 9/12/22 at 7:24 pm to
Canada:

Posted by OldHickory
New Orleans
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Posted on 9/12/22 at 7:24 pm to
There wasn’t a Lizzo when we had King George.
Posted by Caraway Rye
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Posted on 9/12/22 at 7:25 pm to
Southern Rhodesia

Aka Zimbabwe

I found one
Posted by kingbob
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Posted on 9/12/22 at 7:25 pm to
Ireland, today, has a smaller population than it did prior to the potato famine.
Posted by L1C4
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Posted on 9/12/22 at 7:26 pm to
The nags on The View think England should pay reparations.
Posted by ThatMakesSense
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Posted on 9/12/22 at 7:27 pm to
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British empire


Yet for all their travels and reach, they still decide to eat food I wouldn’t serve my dog.
Posted by Oilfieldbiology
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Posted on 9/12/22 at 7:27 pm to
India? Weren’t they a thriving empire in the sub continent prior to complete British exploitation and resource thievery?
Posted by MoarKilometers
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Posted on 9/12/22 at 7:29 pm to
Not a colony, but Palestine hasn't improved post British involvement.
Posted by armsdealer
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Posted on 9/12/22 at 7:36 pm to
Sure, the British are responsible for all of the technological advances the past century that made the world a better place. Authoritarian government is always the solution.
Posted by jnethe1
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Posted on 9/12/22 at 7:36 pm to
Be careful, you are saying something that makes people uncomfortable. So no matter how truthful what you say is, you are in danger of being banned.
Posted by WestCoastAg
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Posted on 9/12/22 at 7:36 pm to
pakistan and bangladesh arent terrific
Posted by kciDAtaE
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Posted on 9/12/22 at 7:36 pm to
Ever been to Guyana?
Posted by Kafka
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Posted on 9/12/22 at 7:39 pm to
Rock & Roll?

























I don't agree, but couldn't resist...
Posted by AlextheBodacious
Member since Oct 2020
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Posted on 9/12/22 at 7:41 pm to
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Name a former English colony where people of English decent don’t have it good.

Fixed the title for you.

What area is better off having been colonized? Kinda hard to include the America’s and Australia considering the original inhabitants don’t control much anymore. Hong Kong had it good for awhile but that’s over. Mesopotamia got carved up and fricked over hard after WW1 and the fall of the Ottoman Empire. Actions England took in what’s now Iraq directly led to the rise of Saddam and left the Kurds with no right to self govern.
Posted by Twenty 49
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Posted on 9/12/22 at 7:43 pm to
New York, Virginia, Maryland, etc. were nice enough for the folks living there for centuries until the Brits colonized them and wiped out all the residents by disease or murder.

The areas are “better off” for the colonists who took over, but not for the folks who were there first.
Posted by hubreb
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Posted on 9/12/22 at 7:45 pm to
Many African countries were exploding in a positive manner until the British relinquished rule...then they turned to shite again
Posted by Eightballjacket
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Posted on 9/12/22 at 7:53 pm to
How did the British manage to take over so many people spread over so much of the world? More modern weapons and battle tactics?
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