British cut up and divided their empire like it was cake. Not realizing the arbitrary lines they are drawing are full of real issues, real values, real emotions and real people. From Iraq, to India-Pakistan, to Africa, to even some Island disputes between China and Japan, Brits did not think it through when they decided to pack up and leave.
Some say it was done on purpose with the thought being that conflicts would keep people weak and somehow that would help keep the crown strong.
I don’t believe that. They however did manage to leave mess behind.
Thank God for them.
It's fashionable to blame them for everything under the sun, but they held the line against despots.
That's a racist statement. What really happened is that as proto-multiculturalists, the Brit's recognized diversity as a strength and wanted all members of the newly independent colonies to continually celebrate their diversity...Right?