To compare Malaya and Vietnam is just ridiculous, that insurgency was confined to a ethic minority with no supply lines or Soviet backing using left over stocks from ww2.
There's one sure way to get a limey's hackles up, and that is to remind him that the modern British 'Empire' is subserviant to the superpower known as the United States of America.
Actually, we have a reasonably relaxed lifestyle, compared to Americans. We're two generations on from the 'empire', none of us were alive to see it, so we don't really care.
We do see Americans as overspending, overeating idiots. You're so proud of what your grandparents created.
The problem you have is the same the British faced 100 years ago. Am 'empire' has to be self supporting. It has to pay its own way. Ours didn't so it was dismantled, in an orderly way.
You guys on the other hand don't even have any significant assets overseas, all you have is a couple of cripplingly expensive wars you got yourselves into, and a totally fucked domestic economy.
You sit under a towering overhang of debt, expecting the world to accept you're still sovlent.
You;re not. The US is fucked, has been for decades. People are starting to realise that now. Your kids will be taunted by rich Chinese people.
Let's just hope they haven't been indoctrinated by you. If they don;t give a shit, it won't matter. If they're yapping about how great they are, like you do, they're going to have a painful life.
Funny thing is, they see that being a 'superpower' is a big thing.
It's not, it's a burden.
UIn europe we are prety much as wealthy as they are, we have a similar level of lifestyle, but we're not the target of every crazy in the world, we're not pariahs like they are.
We don't need to wear canadian flags on our backpacks when we travel.
Yeah, we're not No.1, but on balance that works fine with me. I'd much rather be a Euro than a septic.
Yes, you seem really 'relaxed' and not at all troubled by Britain's reduced role in the world. In fact, I didn't detect a hint of jealousy in your post.
You'll always find it if your determined to look for it.
I'm more than happy to be a Brit. I visit your country quite regularly, and in most ways I don't envy you at all. You have almost nothing there that I can't get here.
If you think we spend our time worrying about our role in the world, you're crazy. That is a singularly American obsession.
Again, I'm thrilled to read that you're not bothered at all by the fact that your little country now plays second fiddle to countries such as India, Brazil, Turkey, Russia, France, and Germany.
Your posts are fairly dripping with magnanimity and contentment.
Posted 4/16/2012 12:17 pm
both are countries full of obese and ugly fucktards. no sense in trying to compete which has more disgusting dregs of society.
for what its worth If I had two species chained in a cellar and a loaded weapon,... I would point and shoot at the american first. then shoot twice at the pommie
Posted 4/16/2012 12:49 pm
For all the talk I've heard about America's eventual decline for the past 20 years, the fact remains that we continue to own this planet. Apple, Google, MSFT, Facebook....Christ, virtually every modern juggernaut of tech is American.
Keep crossing your fingers and hoping we'll be vacating that top spot soon. We'll continue doing what you pussy Eurinals wish you could do.
Posted 4/16/2012 1:08 pm
The key difference between Britain and America is that when our Empire ended, it did so peacefully, with the consent of the British and leaving a legacy of affection and respect in those previously ruled.
As the American Empire falls it will leave a legacy of hatred by those imposed its power upon and internal war between groups who blame its fall on other Americans
