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Originally Posted by Benjamin.
Another example of why the once great Empire that was Britain has now completely been destroyed. This country has long been on the way down, and honestly not a lot can save it. You can all huff, puff and disagree all you want, but the fact is, the UK has lost pretty much all its power (even within our own country) due to stupidity, idiotic decisions, cowardliness and greed. It's a shame because everything our ancestors worked for we have all taken for granted and let it slide from our greedy hands.
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The idea of an empire in this day and age is hillarious. Whatever about domestic issues but good riddance to the British Empire. Most empires get reduced to the source.
Not that I'm doubting it's importance. Countries invading eachother is how mankind as a species actually managed to progress because ideas, concepts and inventions were spread across the globe. Sure a ton of people got brutally killed but that's just how the world used to be. And to be fair to the British Empire, half the time they eventually would just buy out the country they were invading.
But that was the past. Empires and monarchys are miserable, draconian ideas that belong in the ground. And in terms of domestic problems Britain has always had domestic problems. Different generations pose differtent problems and you could sit around comparing them till the cows come home.
That's why these bold declerations of 'the flag is dead! our nation is going under!' always annoy me. People ten years ago said that, people twenty years ago said that, people fifty years ago said that. People always have said it and they always were wrong. Relatively speaking Britain isin't that bad a place to call your home, is it. It's got issues but it's not dying anytime soon. It just needs to sort a few things out.