Is British Imperialism to blame for many of the world's problems?

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NEWOLDBROWNCOAT

Friday, April 8, 2011 12:53 AM

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Originally posted by Magonsdaughter:
I would probably say it a bit broader than british, and that most 20th century conflicts could be at least partially attributed to the aftermath of colonialism,

Pardon me, but I don't see that in the European unpleasantness of 1914- 1918, nor the one between 1939 and 1945. Perhaps in the Pacific, from Nanking to Nagasaki, but not so much in Europe.

MAGONSDAUGHTER

Friday, April 8, 2011 2:28 AM

Well you could actually say that the 1914-1918 war was actually about the decline of colonialism, as the remnants of the colonial powers battled it out for supremacy, almost like a huge family spat really, given that the superpowers were all controlled by one family, more or less. It also created the downfall of that dynasty, with only a few remnants of the royal family hanging on but without much power. Ww2 really was just a continuum of ww1, with a bit of breathing space inbetween so countries could reharness their resources.

The 20th century wars really heralded/caused the end of the old order of colonialism, with the major players having to give up control of their previous dominians. And in the wake of that reshuffle, a shit load of conflict resurfaced. Basically, any vacuum of power will create conflict until another power base has been securely establised, for better or for worse. Actually, a lot of it was worse. India did okay, but Pakistan became a corrupt military dictatorship, the creation of Israel....well no need to say more on that, Iraq was controlled by a brutal Ba'ath dictatorship, Zimbabwe is a basketcase, and so is the Sudan, Burma is a military dictatorship. There have been numerous brutal wars in these areas, suppression of population.

Now I'm not sure that you can lay all that at the feet of the British, but I think you can say it was brought about by a power vacuum left in the wake of the old empirical order.

DREAMTROVE

Sunday, April 10, 2011 8:30 PM

Yes. Someone needs to get back the pound sterling though. It's running away and the square mile is out of control.

That's what a ship is, you know - it's not just a keel and a hull and a deck and sails, that's what a ship needs.

JAYNEZTOWN

Sunday, February 21, 2016 2:00 PM

Not defending British Imperialism, it is clear that British have done wrong in the past
and there are still issues that need to be addressed
but look at this

maybe Arabs will continue fighting and killing each other as Arabs

and maybe Africa gonna Africa

https://www.facebook.com/todayszamancom/posts/1017136945010413

Opposition leader warns Turkey in process of ‘Pakistanization’

“You handed them guns, you turned cities into weapon warehouses. ISIL has recruited militants from 70 provinces across Turkey,” he said,

“Why has Turkey been Pakistanized? Because of aiding and abetting [terrorist groups]. Everyone should be aware of this fact,” he said.

MAGONSDAUGHTER

Monday, February 22, 2016 10:34 AM

I thought my earlier posts said it all, innit

1KIKI

Tuesday, February 23, 2016 1:39 AM

“Why has Turkey been Pakistanized? Because of aiding and abetting [terrorist groups]. Everyone should be aware of this fact,” he said.

Well, that's due to Erdogan wanting to reestablish the Ottoman Sultanate, which was only abolished in 1922 (after Turkey joined WWI against the allies and lost, and with the help of pro-western Turkic military officers).

If Turkey had stayed out of the war, things might have gone differently for the Sultanate as a viable political entity. But, some people just don't know when to leave well enough alone. Or as Kenny Rogers might put it - You've got to know when to hold 'em, Know when to fold 'em ...

SAGAN: We are releasing vast quantities of carbon dioxide, increasing the greenhouse effect. It may not take much to destabilize the Earth's climate, to convert this heaven, our only home in the cosmos, into a kind of hell.

JAYNEZTOWN

Monday, March 4, 2019 9:17 PM

It's like one of those scifi video games, and there always was an Empire? Before ISIS and the so called islamci state, there was Russia and the Soviets, before this was the British Crown, before the Brit Empire was the Spanish fleets and Romans, before that Egypt and other Empires.

How the US has hidden its empire
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/feb/15/the-us-hidden-empire-over
seas-territories-united-states-guam-puerto-rico-american-samoa
The United States likes to think of itself as a republic, but it holds territories all over the world – the map you always see doesn’t tell the whole story. By Daniel Immerwahr

JAYNEZTOWN

Sunday, April 20, 2025 3:54 PM

blame diet coke?

US YouTuber remains in custody in India after visiting restricted island with a Diet Coke can

https://apnews.com/article/india-us-youtuber-restricted-island-b241500
229a3e95a2c4bf51cae104bcf

JAYNEZTOWN

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 6:26 PM

post Empire and Nation States...an economy stumbles

the politics of Neo-Thatcherism the country of Norway, great pals with Reagan

Norway Proves Thatcher Got It Wrong

JAYNEZTOWN

Monday, March 2, 2026 7:30 PM

Who after Khamenei in Iran? Reza Pahlavi says ‘millions of Iranians are calling my name’
https://www.firstpost.com/world/who-after-khamenei-in-iran-reza-pahlav
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