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# The Roman Empire was cruel and violent
by comparison with our society, but it was still a big improvement on the rulers it replaced. And it laid the foundations of modern Europe.
(Indole Ring, Tue 2 Mar 2004, 9:02, archived)
# The world as we know it was (and still is)
based on domination and conquership.
This country that I live in and that I love celebrates Thanksgiving every year, forgetting that they slaughtered the indigenous people shortly afterwards.
America is not even in the teething stage of world "domination" and for a country to be where it is after only 350 years is bloody amazing!
It took us Brits a hell of a lot longer than that!
(I helped save b3ta! Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Tue 2 Mar 2004, 9:06, archived)
# Yes
It's a case of choosing the less evil alternative much of the time. The British did a lot of bad things, but they also left behind a lot of good things.
(Indole Ring, Tue 2 Mar 2004, 9:12, archived)