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[rhivolution]

Right, not to start a flame war, but I've left the usually interesting dw_britglish because I don't really want to hang out with a bunch of imperialist apologists. (of both the British and US American varieties, by the by.)

If I ever needed an illustration of how little the impact of the British Empire on former colonies is currently understood by white people, I just got it. You can be interested in British culture without supporting all historical (and, frankly, current) decisions that hurt people or white-washing over the bad parts.

Yes, I am white and from the US, but, to take a turn of phrase from my relatives, that ain't no reason to be fuckin' IGNORANT.

That is all, carry on.

(PS: This isn't just Britain, either. Anyone who knows me knows I will gladly air US dirty laundry. It just didn't come up.)

ETA: The pertinent post has been deleted. [snort]

Comments

[littlebutfierce]

But I learned the Archduke Ferdinand in my (admittedly crappy, low-performing, but still) school too!

[rhivolution]

Me too. Though it was more 'that was the impetus, there were loads of other things that played into it'.

[futuransky]

Right, it was a complicated set of things... but colonialism (and, indeed, the existence of a world outside Europe and the US) were not especially emphasized at my school. We did learn a lot about the history of the Scottish labour movement though...

[futuransky]

S went to an amazing school in Brazil where she was taught history by Marxist dissident intellectuals and I don't think she quite understands how poorly most people get taught to think about global forces... Or possibly she understands it about the US but expects more from Europe.

[torachan]

LOL Yeah, I specifically remember it because the way my teacher had us take notes, there was always a section for "the spark that started the war" and for WWI it was Archduke Ferdinand...