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2024-03-02 23:50:13 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: A68B711E369C937BF395FC3CF7AF9018ED2D8B80ABDFAD5E10A39A2F46CD87C3
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The claim made towards the end of the video regarding Britain never being on the wrong side of the history is factually incorrect. Britain has colonised multiple countries and eroded wealth across regions. Few examples below: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/humanrights/2023/07/12/beyond-the-raj-how-british-colonialism-continues-to-impact-human-rights-in-india/ https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/30/britain-first-world-war-biggest-error-niall-ferguson https://theconversation.com/what-an-audit-of-the-british-empires-deadly-toll-in-southern-africa-would-reveal-127892
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