▲ 640 ▼ Step up your game, France (thelemmy.club) submitted 6 days ago* by inari@piefed.zip to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world 167 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 17 points 6 days ago (1 child) 99% of English speakers aren't English. Same thing with Spanish. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] danhab99@programming.dev 4 points 6 days ago (2 children) They literally went from an empire where the Sun never set to be relegated to an island smaller than Michigan.. and they don't even own the whole island, they have to share it with like 3ish other governments. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mobyduck648@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago It was the British Empire, not the English Empire. The union was formed partially because Scotland was flat broke from failing to colonise what's now Panama and needed access to the English economy while England wanted to prevent a perennial French threat on its northern border. Also Americans are in no position to speak about imperial decline at the moment! Iran has a nasty chance of becoming their Suez unless competent leadership is restored pretty sharpish in my view. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago The empire was British, not English, so those other countries that the English "share" the island with were a part of that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] danhab99@programming.dev 4 points 6 days ago (2 children) They literally went from an empire where the Sun never set to be relegated to an island smaller than Michigan.. and they don't even own the whole island, they have to share it with like 3ish other governments. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mobyduck648@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago It was the British Empire, not the English Empire. The union was formed partially because Scotland was flat broke from failing to colonise what's now Panama and needed access to the English economy while England wanted to prevent a perennial French threat on its northern border. Also Americans are in no position to speak about imperial decline at the moment! Iran has a nasty chance of becoming their Suez unless competent leadership is restored pretty sharpish in my view. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago The empire was British, not English, so those other countries that the English "share" the island with were a part of that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mobyduck648@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago It was the British Empire, not the English Empire. The union was formed partially because Scotland was flat broke from failing to colonise what's now Panama and needed access to the English economy while England wanted to prevent a perennial French threat on its northern border. Also Americans are in no position to speak about imperial decline at the moment! Iran has a nasty chance of becoming their Suez unless competent leadership is restored pretty sharpish in my view. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago The empire was British, not English, so those other countries that the English "share" the island with were a part of that. permalink fedilink source parent
