Via The Independent
Let's roll back the page 150 years and let Britannia Rule the Waves!
And that's not all!
I feel nauseous.
Let's roll back the page 150 years and let Britannia Rule the Waves!
And that's not all!
I feel nauseous.
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Post-Brexit, the United Kingdom sets its sights on a return to Imperialism
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I would just rather not have anything to do with a country with its head so far up its own ass.
The British Imperialists remind me of the Lost Cause Confederates here in the USA: obsessed with a backwards ass time where life sucked for anyone that wasn't white, male, and upper class.
So that extra £350 million will be going on overseas military bases instead?
Do you really think it's the monarchy that fuels these peoples nostalgia for the days of The Empire?
Do you really think it's the monarchy that fuels these peoples nostalgia for the days of The Empire?
You seem to forget we'll have £350m a week to spend. Personally my share is going into one of those 4k ultrawides monitors.
I always thought that American exceptionalism was embarrassing, but at least the US has the necessary economic and military might to back up that exceptionalism, however bad it might be per se.
But English exceptionalism in the 21st century is just ... pitiful and sad, really.
But English exceptionalism in the 21st century is just ... pitiful and sad, really.
these people just spent the last two years deluded that their country is still a big enough deal that the EU would roll over and give them all of their benefits with no downsides
why are they so in denial about the collapse of the empire decades ago
even the most obnoxious Americans don't have such a bizarrely unearned sense of confidence and importance
why are they so in denial about the collapse of the empire decades ago
even the most obnoxious Americans don't have such a bizarrely unearned sense of confidence and importance
I don't know anything about military procurement in the UK, but I hope they don't have to import anything, if only because I don't see the pound getting out of this stronger.
The Queen legally owns a lot of land, and buildings. It will be a legal nightmare to separate her stuff from the state.
They no longer are a major super power when it comes to it's economy or military. Brexit will significantly damage economy as well. They can go have their pipe dream but in reality they will be worth jack shit.
Urgh. Please believe most people here below the age of say 50 think this is utterly horrific; the issue has long been the mass media (particularly print) in the UK has leant right, and preyed on British-exceptionalism for older generations who can't bear to think the Britain they've had shoved down their throats doesn't exist (or was fucking awful in actuality). Some people just can't get over the fact we're just a shitty wet island off the coast of Europe who have very little industry anymore.
Becoming a prison colony, pharmaceutical testbed or low wage slave isle to the USA is more likely. /s?
In the past few years, even before Brexit, the UK have shown very little leadership of any kind when it comes to major issues. It's usually Germany and France and the smaller European nations to have a strong say in favor of environmental measures, Iran nuclear pact, Syrian refugee crisis, etc. Cameron and May have been sitting on their asses.
Am I missing something? They aren't taking over new countries or declaring war on anyone. Why is this a negative thing?
Code Geass. Set in an alternate world where Brittain tries to conquer nations.
It's a better idea than mumbling about the monarchy, at this point in time anyway.
Get rid of all the Tories.
Years and years of cuts and all of a sudden we're going to have a military presence again.
Why is this even a talking point. There's a fucking legendary scolls worth of issues as it stands let alone post Brexit. Talk about clutching at straws.
America wins. The motivation levels don't even compare.
Why is this even a talking point. There's a fucking legendary scolls worth of issues as it stands let alone post Brexit. Talk about clutching at straws.
America wins. The motivation levels don't even compare.