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Britain BAD (lemmy.world)
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[-] [email protected] 52 points 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.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 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.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

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

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

India: Tax your stamps? Dude, they were taxing our salt.

[-] [email protected] -2 points 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

[-] [email protected] 23 points 3 days ago

but why is the American flag over an Australian?

Meme templates are often divorced from the details of the original picture. Else you could also point out that this isn't Mel Gibson complaining about how hard his life is to soon-to-be-crucified Jesus, but Mel Gibson as director talking with one of the actors he's directing.

[-] [email protected] 20 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Yeah, and Jesus wasn't from India, Kenya, Ireland, or South Africa! This meme is literally unplayable.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

That's the Irish flag I believe. Côte d'Ivoire was a French colony - the clue's in the name. Same colours, different order.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Oops, you're right, I didn't notice the color position!

[-] [email protected] 2 points 21 hours ago

Easy mistake to make, especially in the context - Britain scooped up quite a few African countries. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scramble_for_Africa

But they practised on Ireland first... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantations_of_Ireland

[-] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

True. He was from Brunei and was all about pay to win.

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