It’s almost like hundreds of years of damage takes a bit to undo.

You realise that the whole world has suffered through tons of atrocities right?

Should we go through the history of India, China, Cambodia...

I mean, each of the countries you cited (India, China, Cambodia - formerly part of ‘Indochine’) had very well known colonial mistreatment… not sure if you were aware

That is their point. They grew past it.

The UK can’t blame Brexit on the Romans.

> The UK can’t blame Brexit on the Romans.

You're reaching thousands of years ago and missing the much more significant event of the Norman conquest. And I would say that the Normans actually did influence Brexit to the extent that there's a confusion about continental vs. English identity that's only expanded over time.

1,000 years is no time at all, in the age of writing.

> I would say that the Normans actually did influence Brexit

Influenced, yes. Can be blamed for, no, much less their descendants today (who aren’t British).

> Influenced, yes. Can be blamed for, no, much less their descendants today (who aren’t British).

I agree!

This is different than saying the British are responsible for many current day conflicts (e.g., India/Pakistan, Israel/Palestine) which is much less controversial.