That awkward moment a Brit accuses #Russia of invading India: 

https://twitter.com/pcowen_a/status/659915981259698176 …
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@NinaByzantina@seksanoreksik For the first time in history, the slave trade was ended by British action and we abolished slavery in Empire -
@PCOwen_a@NinaByzantina Slaves?You are talking about slaves? Not something I'd put on my country's web page as a shining moment in history. -
@seksanoreksik@NinaByzantina Abolition of slavery and the slave trade. This is bad? -
@PCOwen_a@seksanoreksik@NinaByzantina Yes, the wonderful Queen at work:pic.twitter.com/4J1Ja7q3nf
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@O_Rich_@seksanoreksik@NinaByzantina Compared to whom at the time? The Tsar? The Sultan? The Emporer? -
@PCOwen_a@seksanoreksik@NinaByzantina Who exterminated the Native Americans in the 1590’s? Clue: It wasn’t Russia. -
@O_Rich_@seksanoreksik@NinaByzantina It wasn't Britain either. Mostly it was smallpox. Too long to debate now. Try King Philip's War.
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@NinaByzantina@PCOwen_a@seksanoreksik Mr Owen - do yourself a favour and put the booze down - Wales is a dump because of USA/Thatcher. -
@O_Rich_@NinaByzantina@seksanoreksik The coal ran out. From 1130 (Margam Abbey) to 1926 the technology and pay was leading edge. -
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@DaniDonblizz@O_Rich_@NinaByzantina@seksanoreksik Yes. We had a bigger Empire. But a tiny army.
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@NinaByzantina@PCOwen_a@seksanoreksik As if USSR was not a huge colonial and brutal empire...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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