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The two kinds of 'British Bad' from the former colonies Early Modern Period (~1600 AD) 19th Century History (media.piefed.social)

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The two kinds of 'British Bad' from the former colonies

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[–] Steve@startrek.website 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

“Discover” “new” land, kill everyone who lives there.

Standard operating procedure really.

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[–] Sergio@piefed.social 3 points 1 year ago

Closer to "divide and conquer" then treat the native people like subhumans and extract everything of value. Note that the "American" in this meme is a colonist not a native.

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