• PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPM
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    3 days ago

    Explanation: The US’s reason for rebelling against the Brits - that we were taxed without being represented in parliament - was legitimate… but the offense does ring a little mild in comparison to the treatment many other holdings of the British Empire suffered under.

  • AItoothbrush@lemmy.zip
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    2 days ago

    The “funny”(if we phrase it this way) thing is even ireland, a european country, got completely decimated by the uk. The british were not fucking around.

  • gmtom@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    More like “Dude I hate Britian, they told me i have to stop killing natives and taking their land”

  • alexc@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    but why is the American flag over an Australian? I mean, it’s not like we Brits didn’t fuck them over too, but some accuracy would be nice