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[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

Britain (which you mentioned), France, and Spain all have pretty awful imperial histories too. Not saying that to diminish the atrocities of the US by any means, but let's not pretend the rest of Europe didn't get up to some bullshit.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The reason that London has such great museums lol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

We got screwed over, didn’t even get good museums out of the horrors and atrocities perpetrated by own government.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

We got an entire beautiful, resource rich country from some of our horrors and atrocities so that's something.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Also the most museums per capita in the world with some absolutely amazing ones OP just hasn't been to.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203021/museum-density-worldwide-by-region/.

Sure, most of them are tax dodges, however

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

And the Dutch! Don't forget about the Dutch

Kek

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You thought that was a joke in Austin Powers?

No. Nigel Powers saw what they did in the Congo.

It's why he was so happy to aid in the Boer War-

Wait

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Nigel Powers saw what they did in the Congo.

That was Belgium - which TBF is just a bunch of French-speaking dutch people.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Sorry, all Frisians look alike to me

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Good thing they've let go, like New Caledonia! ;)