Empires like the US and UK will simply avoid admitting their horrendous mistakes as long as possible as a matter of principal. It had nothing to do with cost it has to do with ego and a refusal to accept criticism that undermines their mythology.
I also wonder if they are worried about setting precedents. If we allow Chagossians to move back... what will happen to all the other people we forcibly relocated...
Empires like the US and UK will simply avoid admitting their horrendous mistakes as long as possible as a matter of principal. It had nothing to do with cost it has to do with ego and a refusal to accept criticism that undermines their mythology.
I also wonder if they are worried about setting precedents. If we allow Chagossians to move back... what will happen to all the other people we forcibly relocated...
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