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There is actually nothing surprising about how the nation (and specifically ruling class) that brought us despots like Queen Victoria, Winston Churchill, and Margaret Thatcher now faces #BorisJohnson as it's next PM.
@ben_dw I wouldn't put Churchill in that category.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest brits to ever live 🙌🏻🎩
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I thought so too. I now see him as a perfect example of how colonialism perpetuates itself by making myths that hide the violence it wrecks. If you believe that brown people's rights are inalienable, that view is not synced with admiring Churchill https://jacobinmag.com/2018/01/winston-churchill-british-empire-colonialism/
@ben_dw I'm about to sleep for now but I'll read those when I get up. Thx! 👍🏻
As someone of English descent, unlearning imagining how the British have ruled as proper is the wake up call, the work ahead.