Topic: British culture
DarkDude started this discussion 3 months ago #130,223
One thing I’ve been thinking about recently is how much British racism doesn’t make sense.
I mean, British racism, it’s basically based on this fundamental idea that English people invented the modern world. And there are many aspects to this, cultural, political, and technological, but the problem with it is, basically every single example I’ve seen British people give for why they’re superior is something that was invented by somebody else.
It’s based on this race-realist idea that black and brown people have low IQs and that’s why they’re violent criminals, and British people are intelligent and that’s why they invented everything. Except, if you sit down for a minute, and you actually think about this. Actually think about what technology in the world today was invented by Britain, is produced by Britain, that Britain is a world leader in. Is it the iPhone? Well no, they’re designed in California and made in China. Is it the car? No. Is it… what is it? You get me? What is it that British people actually invented that created the modern world? Was it the lightbulb? No an American invented that. Like what is it? The answer is it’s nothing, it’s literally nothing, the British didn’t actually invent anything.
I mean, British racism, it’s basically based on this fundamental idea that English people invented the modern world. And there are many aspects to this, cultural, political, and technological, but the problem with it is, basically every single example I’ve seen British people give for why they’re superior is something that was invented by somebody else.
It’s based on this race-realist idea that black and brown people have low IQs and that’s why they’re violent criminals, and British people are intelligent and that’s why they invented everything. Except, if you sit down for a minute, and you actually think about this. Actually think about what technology in the world today was invented by Britain, is produced by Britain, that Britain is a world leader in. Is it the iPhone? Well no, they’re designed in California and made in China. Is it the car? No. Is it… what is it? You get me? What is it that British people actually invented that created the modern world? Was it the lightbulb? No an American invented that. Like what is it? The answer is it’s nothing, it’s literally nothing, the British didn’t actually invent anything.
DarkDude (OP) double-posted this 3 months ago, 4 minutes later[^] [v] #1,397,556
It goes even deeper. They’ll say things like "oh we created beautiful stone buildings." But did you invent that? Gothic churches? Gothic? Visigoth? The Visigoths? From Spain? Not a British invention.
Or what about law? British law. Did the British invent law? Google where law was first invented. How could Britain have invented law if Britain didn’t have laws before it was conquered by the Romans, and the Egyptians were older than the Romans, but hold on a minute, the Egyptians weren’t the oldest civilization, there are older ones.
What did Britain actually invent?
It’s a question!
Or what about law? British law. Did the British invent law? Google where law was first invented. How could Britain have invented law if Britain didn’t have laws before it was conquered by the Romans, and the Egyptians were older than the Romans, but hold on a minute, the Egyptians weren’t the oldest civilization, there are older ones.
What did Britain actually invent?
It’s a question!
DarkDude (OP) triple-posted this 3 months ago, 4 minutes later, 8 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,397,559
Like I know there’s this whole racist meme of "black people never invented anything" did British people ever invent anything?
DarkDude (OP) quadruple-posted this 3 months ago, 5 minutes later, 13 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,397,560
This is a little sarcastic though, the British did invent some stuff, just not nearly as much as they claim they did.
DarkDude (OP) quintuple-posted this 3 months ago, 27 seconds later, 14 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,397,561
Definitely they didn’t invent democracy.
DarkDude (OP) sextuple-posted this 3 months ago, 1 minute later, 15 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,397,562
It’s like that one line Joe Rogan had in one of his old stand up routines, "People think they’re smart. You’re not smart, you buy shit from smart people."
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 3 months ago, 18 minutes later, 34 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,397,569
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 3 months ago, 3 minutes later, 37 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,397,571
The British invented wireless communications, dreadnoughts, wind tunnels, mechanical and color TVs, jet engines, emergency phone services, encryption devices, computers and microcomputers, carbon fiber, desktop calculators, SMS, animal cloning, the first DNA database, the Harrier jet. For starters.
Anonymous B replied with this 3 months ago, 8 minutes later, 45 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,397,575
> wind tunnels