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Well I appreciate you being honest. Her approval ratings are over 86% so she's a wildly popular politician in the UK. Which is something that's really confused me so I'm glad to hear somewhat of an explanation about it
But it definitely seems like something that needs to be unlearned. She played an active role in the colonialism and specifically rebranding the colonization of Africa to make it more palatable for the 21st century and ensure it could continue.
I try not to get into the habit of telling other people what they need to unlearn, but now seems like a uniquely important time to elevate discussions about the inconvenient truth of Britain's continued colonialism