I'm seeing a lot of this on social media lately. I think it's important that all countries should acknowledge their history. The good. And the bad.
ALL countries. Not just us.
In terms of colonialism, do you see anyone giving the French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Germans or Belgians a hard time?
Colonisers outside of Europe include, Japan, the US, Turkey, Arab Islamic Empire, Mongol Empire, China etc
Italy, Greece, and Egypt have all been colonisers.
Britain being singled out in this regard is starting to piss me off. I'm all for a 'mea culpa' for whatever we contributed negatively to the world. But. We also contributed many positives. Which the naysayers seem to conveniently disregard when they're putting the boot in.
In terms of the slave trade there's little acknowledgment of Africa's culpability by capturing and selling its own people into slavery. And practically no acknowledgement that it was the British that abolished slavery.
My biggest gripe is that we're telling young kids that they should have 'white guilt and shame' for simply existing. And that the current populace should flagellate themselves for the 'sins of the past'.
Do you see the rest of the world following suit? Do you bollocks?
Britain should not be a scapegoat for the world's collective bad behaviour.
People are over it. Including committed leftists like me. Because the unfortunate knock on effect is that it's pushing moderates in the electorate towards the right.