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minus-square@vzqcakelink1•edit-29 months agoI know all that. But what about this makes it a “crappy story”, besides the fact that it’s not about Britain?
minus-square@BilboBargains@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilink1•8 months agoPerhaps they were making the point that it’s not informative to talk about colonial history from an isolated standpoint or apply contemporary ethics to historical events. The Netherlands history is the UK context and vice versa.
I know all that.
But what about this makes it a “crappy story”, besides the fact that it’s not about Britain?
Perhaps they were making the point that it’s not informative to talk about colonial history from an isolated standpoint or apply contemporary ethics to historical events. The Netherlands history is the UK context and vice versa.