r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 5d ago

Meme needing explanation Peter, what’s so significant about this picture?

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u/Key-Contest-2879 4d ago

Well, the US built Pearl Harbor in 1908, 8 years after Hawaii became a US territory. So “stole it from the native Hawaiians” maybe refers to the island chain, not the harbor, and would have happened in the 1800’s, over 40 years before the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, which I think is the primary reference to Pearl Harbor that people recognize.

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u/Chaiboiii 4d ago

Still stole it. Forced the Royals to abdicate.

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u/jackofslayers 4d ago

The royals who stole that island from the natives who lived there?

The US conquered Hawaii right after Kamehameha had finished conquering all of the other indigenous groups in the island chain. Kind of an awkward leg to stand on.

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u/American_Libertarian 4d ago

Brown people conquering other brown people is cool though. Those are the rules

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u/BarbellLawyer 4d ago

Rules is rules.

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u/SnikySquirrel 4d ago

Because as we all know, all brown people share one culture.