Re: The British Empire (or any Empire): Good or bad?
I prefer a empire that integrates all conquered regions properly over any compilation of nation states. My problem with the european colonial empires is that the people of europe had seen themselfs as superior compared to the native people of the colonies. Also this colonial empires have done a very bad job to integrate the new colonies into the motherland. Even the territories mainly populated by people of british seperated over the time.
Re: The British Empire (or any Empire): Good or bad?
Long Live Imperialism!! Rule Brittania!! Personally, i think that the British Empire was an incredibly good thing. After all, we gave those countries hospitals, roads, schools and once we left, they didn't have a clue how to run it all, and now look were they are. Africa used to be a fairly rich continent under the European powers, and now look at it. Poorest continent on Earth.
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Re: The British Empire (or any Empire): Good or bad?
A one, a two, a three : "Land of Hope and Glory, Mother of the Free........."
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Re: The British Empire (or any Empire): Good or bad?
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Re: The British Empire (or any Empire): Good or bad?
Hurrah for patriotism!! Hurrah for Britain!! Time for us to hijack this thread, and turn it into a British Imperialist thread!!
Re: The British Empire (or any Empire): Good or bad?
Britain did make the modern world. Gave secular justice and abolished slavery. Made English an important language too.
Africa is mess for lots of reasons, not just the old empires, but also how they were treated during the Cold War.
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Re : The British Empire (or any Empire): Good or bad?
I can find a whole lot of dictator worst than Napolean. The fact he wanted to invade UK doesn't make him the worst dictator ever.
Back on topic, I think that, although they were not that bad when they were still running, Colonial Empire are largely responsibles for the happening in Asia and Africa.
IMHO, Africa would be a better place without colonialism.
Last edited by Meneldil; 05-22-2005 at 22:36.
Re: The British Empire (or any Empire): Good or bad?
Many liberal-apologist and new-world-citizen types might look back aghast at some of the actions Britain carried out as an Empire, but think on this: without the British Empire, both Napoleon and Hitler, the two worst dictators ever, could and would have taken over the world.......
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