[vkou]

> So why should we look at Britain's empire any differently?

Same reason people aren't interested in objectively discussing the 'harms and benefits' the USSR brought to Poland[1].

Because there are people still alive who remember the occupation. A lot of them in fact. And the ones who weren't alive then are dealing with all the direct consequences thereof.

[1] Or of a Russian annexation of Crimea / the rest of Ukraine. Empires look kind of scary and nasty when you're on the receiving end of them.

[nhchris]

> Same reason people aren't interested in objectively discussing the 'harms and benefits' the USSR brought to Poland

Because it's politically useful to demonize their enemies, got it. In any case, if someone openly isn't interested in an objective view of history, then by definition they've confessed to wanting only propaganda.