The graffiti says “Lie-dee-die-dee-dee-dum, Lie-dee-die-dee-dee…”

  • ClassIsOver [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    A lot of countries could justifiably say that the British national anthem is a terrorist song, but since the British had paperwork, for some reason they don’t see it that way.

    It’s pretty rich to say someone fighting against a literal genocide based on resource extraction is a terrorist. As the saying goes, one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter.

    • sodium_nitride [she/her, any]@hexbear.net
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      The British killed more people than the nazis (over a longer period, granted).

      Terrorist doesn’t even begin to cover it. The union jack should be viewed with more disgust than swastikas.

      • Sinisterium [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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        We don’t know how many died because the british burned all the records, the germans made the „mistake“ of keeping extensive recording, even in the colonial massacres.

        At least israhell leaves plenty of unavoidable material that they on almost unanimous basis comit genocide.

      • Belly_Beanis [he/him]@hexbear.net
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        The amount of wealth and people killed in India alone is staggering. Several trillions of dollars in minerals, lumber, fabric, gemstones, food, etc. and millions killed through enforced famine or colonial cops/troops.

        I hate how much praise the royal family gets (and the rest of Britain’s nobility, for that matter). They’re sitting on top of endless amounts of blood money so they can live their lives without having to work while enjoying the most expensive luxuries available.