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[-] Sauerkraut@discuss.tchncs.de 34 points 2 days ago

Jokes aside, as an American, I wish the US had lost the revolutionary war. Commonwealth territories ended up with socialized healthcare, a far better democracy, and far better labor rights, while the US ended up with fascist oligarchy. No thanks. I'd gladly trade my coffee for tea if it means I get a real democracy instead of a fascist oligarchy

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago

Tbf some of those former territories aren’t in very good socioeconomic shape. If we’d ended up like Canada that would have been winning the lottery, but plenty of those other former colonies have plenty of problems like classist India.

[-] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 6 points 1 day ago

TBF we didn’t even do that to India; just exploited it. The East India Company turned up and were like “ah, we see you already know how things are supposed to work!”.

[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago
[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago

Africa (and the various tribes and countries) has been fucked over by various European countries for centuries. Can’t lay this one solely on the English.

[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

hey, you broke it, you bought it. Now, maybe they should be doing something to fix this whole problem in the ex-British Mandate of Palestine they cause

UK man arrested for wearing plasticine t shirt

... Maybe not

[-] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 days ago

Canadians are nice, so they are rewarded with a nice country.

[-] Daft_ish@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Don't quote me on this but America winning the war played a big part in the spread of democracy around the globe. If they hadn't, its not clear the monarchy would have ever fallen.

[-] Nalivai@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

It is a prevailing myth, but personally I am not sure I believe it. I don't know if it is based on anything.

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