[Angus]

Originally Posted by lostalex

I'
m sorry but yur just wrong. I know britain likes to claim America's success for it's own, but America is successful DESPITE Britain, not because of it. Are the other british colonies as successful as USA? why isn't canada or australia the post prosperous and powerful country on earth? America's very first enemy was Britain, we fought against you, and rebelled against you, we have made ourselves on our own terms, Britain gets no credit for it.

Britain also likes to claim some responsibility for English being the global language, sorry, that's cause of the USA. USA is the biggest economy in the world, that's why english is the global language, not cause of Britain. If you want to have an international business you learn english so you can talk to American companies.

Stop tryna steal credit for America's accomplishments plz.

The boot is on the other foot in actual fact. Watch any movie and see how America airbrushes and/or blatantly alters the facts to portray itself as the inventor/saviour/hero of the moment. What can you expect of a country without any significant history of their own, other than the decimation of the native indians, the perpetuation of slavery, and a current propensity for sticking their nose in, uninvited usually, to the affairs of countries which offer the best resources for them to plunder.

Americans have always been envious of Britain's rich, vibrant history and traditions, to the extent that the saddoes are now even claiming they are responsible for the fact that ENGLISH is the global language. Such deluded misplaced arrogance is precisely why the Americans are also the most hated nation on earth, and Blair's alliance with the cerebrally challenged, corrupt Bush, is what caused Britain to be placed firmly in the terrorists' firing line - we're the fall guys thanks to the USA.

But every dog has its day, and America is no different - I don't see it doing much sabre rattling against those it perceives as every bit as powerful. Like the typical bully it reserves its power to crush those weaker than itself, but backs off from real confrontation with the big boys.