59% to 19% of Britons 'proud of' the British Empire

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59% to 19% of Britons say they are 'proud of' the British Empire

59% think the British Empire is something to be proud of. Only 19% think it is something to be ashamed of https://t.co/wboev0ARac pic.twitter.com/TUVrxq2MgA

— YouGov (@YouGov) July 20, 2017

I won. "Most [Brits] think the British Empire is more something to be proud of (59%) rather than ashamed of (19%)." https://t.co/4g8KMOv3VM

— Niall Ferguson (@nfergus) July 20, 2017

Many on the Left on Twitter are fuming at this. Fact is, they cannot airbrush our achievements that we abolished slavery, gave the world trial by jury and much more.

Thoughts?

[Zak]

I'm proud of the British Empire.

I think the Italians are proud of the Roman Empire too.

*Quietly awaits the mob reaction society has created*