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0 pointsJonnieCache14y ago0 comments

>Jump back 100 years, it's the same shit.

Yep. Jump back 100 years, and you're in the breakdown of the British empire. And look what we became, a pointless, miserable lame-duck nation utterly yoked to the next empire that rose after us, the USA.

Now you guys are gonna be yoked to the next empire, China.

Have fun with that!

I'll maybe catch you on a beach in Brazil, where hopefully things will be cool. Fingers crossed.

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rhizome14y ago

The movie "Gosford Park" is a well-covered instance of this state of affairs.

anigbrowl14y ago

Yep. Jump back 100 years, and you're in the breakdown of the British empire.

You're off by several decades and two world wars. The British Empire was in full bloom in 1911, and there was little unrest in any of its colonies, never mind at home.

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