Comments by "Luke Sandy High Ground" (@Luke_Sandy_High_Ground) on "LBC"
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@alexanderprice6612 This is oversimplified and historically inaccurate.
"Nothing cultured about Britain 100 years ago"
Britain in the 1920s was home to some of the world's greatest literature, music, art, and scientific advancements. T.S. Eliot, Virginia Woolf, George Bernard Shaw, and Agatha Christie were actively writing. The BBC was founded in 1922, pioneering global broadcasting. British universities like Oxford and Cambridge were world leaders in scholarship.
"Nothing liberal about Britain 100 years ago"
Women had just won the right to vote in 1918 (for those over 30) and full suffrage in 1928. Labour Party was rising, bringing progressive policies. Trade unions were powerful, fighting for worker rights. Abolition of the death penalty debate was already in motion.
"Only became liberal after WW2"
Many of Britain’s liberal movements, including workers' rights, suffrage, and social reform, started in the 19th century. The 1906 Liberal government introduced welfare reforms like old-age pensions. The British Empire was already decolonizing before WW2—Iraq (1932), Egypt (1936), etc. John Stuart Mill was advocating liberalism in the 1800s—not post-WW2.
"Britain was just an imperialistic exploiter"
Yes, Britain had an empire, but that doesn’t erase scientific, medical, and infrastructure contributions in many regions. Many countries voluntarily stayed in the Commonwealth, showing a more complex legacy than just "exploitation." Anti-imperial movements existed within Britain—like the Indian Independence supporters in the UK.
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