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A comment on The Koh-i-Noor diamond, and why the British won’t give it back (2017). Parent comment

Re:The Koh-i-Noor diamond, and why the British won’t give it... by ekam on Thursday September 15, 2022 @10:51PM (#32861497)
The idea that the British left their colonies because they just gave them up is hilariously naive
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Re:The Koh-i-Noor diamond, and why the British won’t give it... by tarakat on Thursday September 15, 2022 @11:08PM (#32861622)
Anything bad they did they did with full malicious desire and intent, and anything good they did is either ignored or, as I said, discredited ("they only did it because they were forced!")

If they give up the Koh-I-Noor to whomever plundered it before them, ten years later someone like you will be claiming that it is hilariously naive to believe they just gave it up.

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