[lobotryas]

No one in this thread is claiming the Brits were innocent lambs. Parent is pointing out that violence is endemic to empire, regardless whether that empire was built by the west, asia, or africa.

Engaging in "what-about-ism" will not get a conversation far.

[throwaway-hn123]

There is a very common narrative that tries to say that the British Empire was good for India, and wasn't like all the other savage empires.