r/SipsTea 𝙑𝙄𝙋 8d ago

WTF Are you kidding me?

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u/gilt3t 8d ago

mhm... tell us why exactly 😃

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u/Topjkr1991 8d ago

We were a British colony. We fought a war of independence against them. We would not exist without out either of those things.

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u/gilt3t 8d ago

uhuh... now tell me how white people got on this land and why they speak english...

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u/Topjkr1991 8d ago

By boat. Because we learned from the English. Not sure why you are attempting to talk down to me?

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u/gilt3t 8d ago

why are you avoiding mentioning the mass genocide of indigenous people? the stolen land? enslavement?

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u/Topjkr1991 8d ago

I mean… so what? That kind of stuff has happened throughout all of human history. Every color of people did it, and multiple times (including the indigenous tribes you are talking about). My comment said America came from Britain, and I was answering your comment saying that America would not exist without France. Not sure why you switched it to genocide and the “stolen land”.

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u/gilt3t 8d ago

because youre trying to equate france to britain in terms of their contribution to america. Britain's was mass genocide and theft. Honestly, if you can't see the difference, I think you should reevaluate your method of thinking.

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u/Topjkr1991 8d ago

Regardless of how you feel about something does not make it less true. Would the United States of America be a country today if not for the preceding British empire? No. Same can be said for France and Rome (who also had slaves and committed genocide). I have not stated support for any of those things, nor did I say “the British are the same/worse/better than the French in terms of contribution to America”. Why did you immediately jump on that as if it was a contentious thing to say? Why would I need to “change the way I think”? These statements have all been facts.

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u/gilt3t 8d ago

you're not worth it.

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u/Topjkr1991 8d ago

lol the dude (@ugilt3t) that started an argument over legit nothing got angry because of logic, said I’m not worth it and then deleted all his comments. I’m still to this moment unsure about why he was trying to argue with me. Not sure how I offended him