# Tweet by [@keefmoon](http://twitter.com/keefmoon) on 2019-10-09 16:56:18 > [!INFO] Archived from [original tweet](http://twitter.com/keefmoon/status/1181976694653149190) We need to revisit how the British Empire is taught in schools. Many still see as a high point in British history, instead of the deeply racist and barbaric endeavour that it was. I think a core part of Brexit is rooted in a desire to return to the “glory” days of the Empire. https://t.co/rt1G3AayLr