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Originally Posted by lostalex

yes it was, and unlike the germans, which at least have a healthy respect for history, we do often see brits on not only this forum, but all over the internet, having reverence for their own attempt at genocide in the world, inf act the british colonial genocide against native americans, carribeans, south americans, australians, indians africans etc, is far worse than anything Hitler ever did against the homosexuals, disabled, and jews during the "holocaust"

Having an Empire wasnt an "excuse" for anything, countries were Colonised for trade and economic purposes primarily, and so we could continue to compete with nations worldwide, possessing an Empire wasnt exclusive to Britain you know.

Of course the actions of the British Imperialism were reprehensible, although they weren't considered to be by the standards of the time, but Britons do not exactly revere the Empire, far from it I would say.

Hitler wiped out half of the worlds Jewish population, as well as millions of other "undesirables" in the space of three years, I doubt he "wishes he could have inflicted so much suffering as british colonialism"