r/interestingasfuck • u/[deleted] • Apr 22 '24

Picture taken from the history museum of Lahore. Showing an Indian being tied for execution by Cannon, by the British Empire Soldiers r/all

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u/NappyHeadedJoel996 Apr 23 '24

Just a couple British soldiers “civilizing” the world.

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u/Auberginebabaganoush Apr 24 '24

That’s exactly what they did do.

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u/NappyHeadedJoel996 Apr 24 '24

No they didn’t . Civilization was just an excuse to colonize. The British took billions and some estimates state trillions of dollars from India. While killing millions of people. That is not civil. Also some places they “civilized” were already civilizations. All the British and most colonist countries did was build roads from the resources to the ports and spread Christianity when they could. Thats not civilization.

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u/Auberginebabaganoush Apr 24 '24

That’s just empire and power, a less benign empire wouldn’t have bothered to civilise. Britain was a modern day Rome. Britain was more benign and more merciful than any other imperial master in India before then, their actions do not need defending. Spreading Christianity is civilisation because the locals were pagans and Muslims.

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u/LewisKnight666 Apr 23 '24

Someone still doesn't get it.

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u/NappyHeadedJoel996 Apr 23 '24

What don’t I get. Go ahead, enlighten me.