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Island of strangers? Ah, you must mean the ones who showed up uninvited in other people’s lands and subjugated them for hundreds of years. (mastodon.ar.al)

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Island of strangers? Ah, you must mean the ones who showed up uninvited in other people’s lands and subjugated them for hundreds of years.

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[–] Tooden@aus.social 2 points 1 month ago

@aral@mastodon.ar.al And they came to your land...in their thousands. From India and Pakistan and Bangladesh. From the West Indies, and the East Indies. From Africa. The Indigenes from Australia and Canada stayed away, because you had nothing they wanted or needed...except for you to bugger off from their home.
I've probably left out a few. Britannia, the rapacious monster.

[–] fkamiah17@syzito.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

@aral@mastodon.ar.al Not to mention forcibly removed them those lands, stole their history and resources, and organised the world's economy to ensure they never recovered.

[–] MostlyTato@mstdn.social 1 points 1 month ago

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...and also built their empire and subsequent wealth and power on the world stage on the back of exploited immigrant labour...