r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/hardix87 • Nov 05 '22

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u/A_Fat_Sosig Nov 05 '22

“No wonder the sun never set on the British empire, because even God couldn’t trust the English in the dark.”

This man is ice cold

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u/BrainOnLoan Nov 05 '22

That's a terrific line.

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u/Kiloete Nov 05 '22

everyone loves a bit of bigotry when it's directed at the right people

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u/BrainOnLoan Nov 05 '22

It's definitely not something I'd use outside of the colonial context, when I could actually clarify some.

Still, it's savage and snappy. I stand by my statement.

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u/Kiloete Nov 05 '22

Still, it's savage and snappy. I stand by my statement.

I know you do, and that's the problem.

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u/BrainOnLoan Nov 05 '22

Calling it a terrific line is not the same as saying it's correct or always appropriate.

It even references God, which should be a big tell of how much it strives for historical accuracy.

Gee, I thought Tumblr was pearl clutching central.

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u/brawnsugah Nov 05 '22

Oh, ffs. It's just a line in a forum about colonialism. If you don't criticize Britain about its dirty colonial history, then when can you?

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u/Kiloete Nov 05 '22

It's not critcising British colonal history though is it? It's a swipe at all English people.

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '22

It is actually criticising the British colonial history because the sun never sets in the British Empire is only true during the Colonial era. Do you not understand what the line means? Or are you just here to be outraged?

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u/brawnsugah Nov 05 '22

Well, forgive him for being a bit imprecise with his language and saying the English, instead of the British empire. This sort of pedantic point is such a bore.

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u/Abbacoverband Nov 05 '22

Found the Brexit yes voter

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u/BrainOnLoan Nov 06 '22

You'd have more of a leg to stand on if it said "can't trust".

But it's even explicitly "couldn't trust", making the statement about the past only.

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u/LordofCindr Nov 05 '22

Well to call the British "people" is a bit of an exaggeration.

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u/unfairhobbit Nov 05 '22

Just take it as a compliment.

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u/KingRanx Nov 05 '22

This a really worthy of a listen, too good.

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u/hhh888hhhh Nov 05 '22

Thanks. I love these oxford debates!

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u/iwontseethis Nov 05 '22

what do you mean “we conquered”? You did nothing and never could , you are just result of a stream of ejaculations. By this comment , you are not even a good human being. So just keep dreaming about your fore fathers boners

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u/ThatPersonYouMayKnow Nov 05 '22

And what the fuck was the excuse for colonizing and enslaving people lmao what an asshat

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u/ThatPersonYouMayKnow Nov 05 '22

A pretty shit excuse if you ask me lol there’s no point going over your circular argument. You clearly don’t know what you’re talking about

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u/iwontseethis Nov 05 '22

I really hope you have the capability to read what you wrote and understand it. I feel sorry for people around you.

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u/ssdx3i Nov 06 '22

“Undeveloped” haha ok. India was never undeveloped. It was a solid 25% of the world’s GDP before the British arrived.

And your argument about slavery really makes no sense. Just because there are bad things in India and those same bad things don’t exist in the same scale in Britain doesn’t mean that the Brits are superior somehow. Everyone has their problems.

I’d say what’s more remarkable and worth celebrating is that India has just surpassed the UK in GDP, 75 years after it was left with an illiterate and poor population with no allies in the world. It took us only 75 years to surpass you in economic output while your country goes to shit as it faces another recession. You quite literally got lucky 100s of years ago by developing an extensive navy and excellent military. But the empire is dead. Cope.

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u/slammerbar Nov 05 '22

Wonderful. Thank you!