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0 pointsilrwbwrkhv2y ago0 comments

Ya I think the whole industrial revolution made them capable of colonizing everything. So I guess in a round about way.

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Massive navy + Ideology/ethic of feeling justified dominating others and a sense of superiority to go with it + A couple centuries of practicing on the Irish

Profit!

ilrwbwrkhvOP2y ago

To be fair the English did teach the world categorization which made everything standardized and reusable.

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0 pointsilrwbwrkhv2y ago0 comments

Ya I think the whole industrial revolution made them capable of colonizing everything. So I guess in a round about way.

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cmrdporcupine2y ago

Massive navy + Ideology/ethic of feeling justified dominating others and a sense of superiority to go with it + A couple centuries of practicing on the Irish

Profit!

ilrwbwrkhvOP2y ago

To be fair the English did teach the world categorization which made everything standardized and reusable.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse