I'm against all empires. Whatever good the British empire did, it doesn't make up for the invading other people's countries and forcing other views on them and taking their resources. But our Empire was reasonably benign compared to some, I agree with.
We can talk about its good work as long as recognise the fundamental idea of invading and enslaving others is extremely wrong.
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"It is poor civic hygiene to install technologies that could someday facilitate a police state."
-Bruce Schneier
How to Overthrow the System: brew your own beer; kick in your TV; build your own cabin and p*ss off front porch whenever you bloody well feel like it.
Edward Abbey
Leopold Kohr.
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