mmmm yes undoubtedly
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Tbf some of those former territories aren’t in very good socioeconomic shape. If we’d ended up like Canada that would have been winning the lottery, but plenty of those other former colonies have plenty of problems like classist India.
Also, Africa.
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Also, Africa.
Africa (and the various tribes and countries) has been fucked over by various European countries for centuries. Can’t lay this one solely on the English.
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It was one lot of Brits against another lot of Brits anyway. Basically one lot looked like the picture above and the other dressed like cowboys. Not during the war obviously. Afterwards when they went West and hammered the native people.
Simplified history speedrun.
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Africa (and the various tribes and countries) has been fucked over by various European countries for centuries. Can’t lay this one solely on the English.
hey, you broke it, you bought it. Now, maybe they should be doing something to fix this whole problem in the ex-British Mandate of Palestine they cause
UK man arrested for wearing plasticine t shirt
... Maybe not
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Sorry, if im smoking crack I strip down to my undies and cover my self in butter. That's just the way it is.
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Jokes aside, as an American, I wish the US had lost the revolutionary war. Commonwealth territories ended up with socialized healthcare, a far better democracy, and far better labor rights, while the US ended up with fascist oligarchy. No thanks. I'd gladly trade my coffee for tea if it means I get a real democracy instead of a fascist oligarchy
wrote last edited by [email protected]Don't quote me on this but America winning the war played a big part in the spread of democracy around the globe. If they hadn't, its not clear the monarchy would have ever fallen.
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also, dentistry is more accessible in the UK; free treatment is available to a bigger chunk of the population, and private dental care is cheaper as well.
So, in terms of severe complications stemming from lack of dental care, the US is worse, but the obsession with straightening & whitening means that people who have got it together enough to appear in the media generally have superficially nicer teeth.
It's like most things in America - if you're doing ok then it's great, and if you're not then the rest of the country just pretends you don't exist.
"Say, how is it that we got socialized medicine but me teeth still look like this?"
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Define better. They eat healthier (lower rates of diabetes and obesity), but they also spend less money on cosmetics.
It's pretty obvious that I meant healthier teeth. Which they have because they're not avoiding the dentist as much. Because it's paid for by insurance.
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These days, as a British subject, you’d be smoking crack in a hoody and knockoff Burberry cap, bruv.
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These days, as a British subject, you’d be smoking crack in a hoody and knockoff Burberry cap, bruv.
laaaame. you used to be a real country. bring back the leaded face paint
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Sorry, if im smoking crack I strip down to my undies and cover my self in butter. That's just the way it is.
don't ever let no knife-twirling crumpet goblins come between you and your artistic process, King
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Tbf some of those former territories aren’t in very good socioeconomic shape. If we’d ended up like Canada that would have been winning the lottery, but plenty of those other former colonies have plenty of problems like classist India.
Canadians are nice, so they are rewarded with a nice country.
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Sorry, if im smoking crack I strip down to my undies and cover my self in butter. That's just the way it is.
With the price of butter these days I think I would use rapeseed oil instead. Much cheaper to cover myself in.
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"Say, how is it that we got socialized medicine but me teeth still look like this?"
Socialised healthcare means they work and you aren't left in pain. If you want them to look pretty go and fork out for private treatment.
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What myth?
UK gets free dental care through the NHS. Just not aesthetics.
Not completely true. Children get free care through the NHS. So do some other groups of people, often people on benefits can but not all benefits IIRC. NHS dentist availability is a growing issue here too.
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Oh it’s real and no matter where you live the English have probably pillaged it for spices they never use.
If they never use spices, what do they use for making curry?
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With the price of butter these days I think I would use rapeseed oil instead. Much cheaper to cover myself in.
That might be ok for you but I have standards.
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Ok so here's the thing: If America lost the war, America would likely be akin to Australia. The UK used it's North American colonies like they did Australia (that is, a place to transport convicts) so you'd basically be like Australia in that regard. You'd likely be like...cold weather Aussies.
Also:
- Australia would be...different? Maybe Dutch?
- We might not have had a French Revolution, or it may have been different, because a lot of the ideas from the American Revolution inspired the French Revolution.
- Since the French Revolution have rise to the idea of the modern nation state and Napoleon, we'd not have a lot of countries.
cold weather Aussies.
looks at Canadians
Huh.
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cold weather Aussies.
looks at Canadians
Huh.
looks at Canadians
you mean i could have socialized healthcare, weed, and california weather? FUCK YOU BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH YOU SHOULD HAVE TRAITORED HARDER
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Jokes aside, as an American, I wish the US had lost the revolutionary war. Commonwealth territories ended up with socialized healthcare, a far better democracy, and far better labor rights, while the US ended up with fascist oligarchy. No thanks. I'd gladly trade my coffee for tea if it means I get a real democracy instead of a fascist oligarchy
wrote last edited by [email protected]As a white american*
See: British rule over India
