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It's all still on the curriculum from when everything was part of the Glorious Empire
That doesn't excuse the Americans though
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Edit: this one might be better
Military bases != Colonization.
One is an outpost. The other is making the people there subservient to you. I get the point you're making, but it's not the same and it trivializes actual colonization(which yes, the US does do). India wasn't just a military base for the British. They ruled over them and collected taxes and imposed laws. Same with Ireland. It's be offensive to compare their plights to placing a military base.
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Phew. THANK YOU!!
Programming Vs science
I don't think they need the soldiers to know where the fuck they are, just that "you're protecting ~corporate interests~ freedom!"
Look at all that China aggression!
The taste of fine English cuisine, and the beauty of English women made the English men the best sailors in the world.
I own that, I own that.