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The sun never sets on the British empire.
[QUOTE=zakedodead;42104166]Not every group of indians used tomahawks, and the way you worded your post made it read very pro-european.[/QUOTE] And not every group of Indians had bad experiences with the Europeans. What's your point?
[QUOTE=Sobotnik;42104304]And not every group of Indians had bad experiences with the Europeans. What's your point?[/QUOTE] No I'm pretty sure we all did. It still hasn't really stopped, it's just not as apparent.
[QUOTE=Sobotnik;42104032]Firstly I didn't call them savages, I called them Indians.[/QUOTE] Unless you mean the inhabitants of the Asian country of India, that's racist. They are native Americans, and calling them otherwise, particularly by a racially charged moniker created by an murdering, xenophobic idiot, is a gross insult. I demand an immediate apology.
[QUOTE=zakedodead;42104334]No I'm pretty sure we all did. It still hasn't really stopped, it's just not as apparent.[/QUOTE] You do realize that the entirety of the New World consisted of millions of people of wildly different ethnicity, culture, religion, language, civilization, and had varying degrees of socioeconomic development? That is to say, some Indians found it in their best advantage to ally with the Europeans, buy firearms and horses, or overthrow the local bully. When the Spanish conquered both the Incan and Aztec Empires, they heavily relied on local mercenaries and peoples who had been subjugated by those Empires (Such as the Tarascans, Tlaxcalans, etc) to boot the rulers out of power. The Spanish and Indians did intermarry extensively as well. Being human, people are all too willing to collaborate with invaders. [editline]7th September 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=Psychokitten;42104459]Unless you mean the inhabitants of the Asian country of India, that's racist. They are native Americans, and calling them otherwise, particularly by a racially charged moniker created by an murdering, xenophobic idiot, is a gross insult. I demand an immediate apology.[/QUOTE] Amerindian or American Indian also preferable, along with being more accurate as well. For instance, "Native American" literally means "Somebody born in the Western Hemisphere". Because of that, it's not a very useful term when dealing with the people who used to live there before Columbus arrived. "First Nations" is one that Canada uses. Whilst somewhat better, it is utterly lacking in adjective and possessive forms. For that reason, the term is also shoddy. Indians did not think in terms of an collective entity (Arawak of the Caribbean, Pueblo of the Southwest, Huron of the Northeast, etc), but these days using a group noun is important. In my experience, the people who lived in the New World before the Europeans arrived, prefer the word "Indian" when referring to their fellows. I am following their example. [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_Movement[/url] [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Indian_Treaty_Council[/url]
[QUOTE=bravehat;42101055]We never eviscerated the natives of our land though.[/QUOTE] the harrying of the north
A small list of things that we have invented: The tank Penicillin The Telephone The tractor Water desalination The first atomic clock Power loom Christmas and valentines cards THE PENCIL! Television Type writer The first text The world wide web. HTTP and HTML DNA fingerprinting Toaster Dishwasher Vaccine for smallpox, the most deadly disease ever. Epidemiology Fighter aircraft Stun grenades Jet engine The list goes on, full list here: [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_inventions_and_discoveries[/url] NOT TO MENTION WE MADE AMERICA!
Also, its not as if all the attention russia and USA and china get is always good, its sometimes because their a bunch of cunts, so sorry we not cunty enough to get attention. Maybe we should nuke syria, yeah, then theyll fucking pay attention. t
[QUOTE=007JamesBond007;42107633]A small list of things that we have invented: The tank Penicillin The Telephone The tractor Water desalination The first atomic clock Power loom Christmas and valentines cards THE PENCIL! Television Type writer The first text The world wide web. HTTP and HTML DNA fingerprinting Toaster Dishwasher Vaccine for smallpox, the most deadly disease ever. Epidemiology Fighter aircraft Stun grenades Jet engine The list goes on, full list here: [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_inventions_and_discoveries[/url] NOT TO MENTION WE MADE AMERICA![/QUOTE] Uh, a lot of those are Scottish inventions; or invented by a Scot. (Hint: Scottish people aren't English)
[QUOTE=Flapadar;42107880]Uh, a lot of those are Scottish inventions; or invented by a Scot. (Hint: Scottish people aren't English)[/QUOTE] I'm pretty sure he was talking about British inventions, though :v: There's a difference between being English and being British.
[QUOTE=Aphtonites;42107908]I'm pretty sure he was talking about British inventions, though :v: There's a difference between being English and being British.[/QUOTE] Nah - he linked to the "English inventions and discoveries" as the 'full list'
[QUOTE=Flapadar;42107880]Uh, a lot of those are Scottish inventions; or invented by a Scot. (Hint: Scottish people aren't English)[/QUOTE] We more or less are. Scotland is like Englands loft extension, Wales is the conservatory, and Northern Ireland is the Granny house.
[t]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/21791801/mLEQK6W.png[/t] Relevant to the topic. Also all your cuntries are shit anyway, Atlantis was the best country.
[QUOTE=Sobotnik;42107933]We more or less are. Scotland is like Englands loft extension, Wales is the conservatory, and Northern Ireland is the Granny house.[/QUOTE] Speak for yourself.
[QUOTE=Flapadar;42107915]Nah - he linked to the "English inventions and discoveries" as the 'full list'[/QUOTE] Those are from that list.
[QUOTE=Kingy_who;42097614]We may be a small island country but we perfected imperialism over the last few centuries.[/QUOTE] no way england's imperial history is a joke compared to russia and i prefer it that way, we can in good consciousness say we've not like that anymore. meanwhile russia's trying to crush any autonomous or separatist movement around
[QUOTE=thisispain;42108608]no way england's imperial history is a joke compared to russia and i prefer it that way, we can in good consciousness say we've not like that anymore. meanwhile russia's trying to crush any autonomous or separatist movement around[/QUOTE] They'd annex the Ukraine and Belarussia given half a chance.
[QUOTE=007JamesBond007;42107633]A small list of things that we have invented: The tank Penicillin The Telephone The tractor Water desalination The first atomic clock Power loom Christmas and valentines cards THE PENCIL! Television Type writer The first text The world wide web. HTTP and HTML DNA fingerprinting Toaster Dishwasher Vaccine for smallpox, the most deadly disease ever. Epidemiology Fighter aircraft Stun grenades Jet engine The list goes on, full list here: [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_inventions_and_discoveries[/url] NOT TO MENTION WE MADE AMERICA![/QUOTE] Don't forget Fish n Chips, the best British invention!
[QUOTE=Swebonny;42108965]Don't forget Fish n Chips, the best British invention![/QUOTE] Are you having a bubble? It's all about the fried pizza supper friend.
Its sad that a once globally dominant empire has fallen to a mere lapdog of the Yanks who barks when commanded.
[QUOTE=dragon926;42109319]Its sad that a once globally dominant empire has fallen to a mere lapdog of the Yanks who barks when commanded.[/QUOTE] u wot m8
I'd rather live in a "small forgotten island" than on a huge country full of raving lunatics and drunken psychos and laws against fucking basic human rights.
[QUOTE=bravehat;42108975]Are you having a bubble? It's all about the fried pizza supper friend.[/QUOTE] Pfft, Fried Mars Bar, aka The Devil's Pacemaker.
[QUOTE=dass;42109507]I'd rather live in a "small forgotten island" than on a huge country full of raving lunatics and drunken psychos and laws against fucking basic human rights.[/QUOTE] Not sure why people from Iceland are commenting on England now...
i wish Australia had a rich history, all we have is "we were prisoners and then we killed a bunch of black people and emus" [editline]8th September 2013[/editline] except ned kelly, dude was the bomb
[QUOTE=007JamesBond007;42107633]A small list of things that we have invented: The tank Penicillin The Telephone The tractor Water desalination The first atomic clock Power loom Christmas and valentines cards THE PENCIL! Television Type writer The first text The world wide web. HTTP and HTML DNA fingerprinting Toaster Dishwasher Vaccine for smallpox, the most deadly disease ever. Epidemiology Fighter aircraft Stun grenades Jet engine [/QUOTE] The US even stole the Lightbulb from you! Source:[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Swan"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Swan[/URL]
[QUOTE=dragon926;42109319]Its sad that a once globally dominant empire has fallen to a mere lapdog of the Yanks who barks when commanded.[/QUOTE] Yeah mate that's why we agreed with the US over Syria and have launched cruise missile attacks al- Oh wait.
[QUOTE=tr00per7;42097884]And what do people remember Russia for?[/QUOTE] Good: Depressed composers "War and Peace" Space projects Bad: Absolutism in form of Tsarism and Communism Backwardness Bloated military
this thread: [img]http://i.imgur.com/2BQaOFj.jpg[/img] [img]http://i.imgur.com/XOKSRWw.jpg[/img] [img]http://i.imgur.com/NamM3KT.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=Uber|nooB;42118771]this thread: [img]http://i.imgur.com/2BQaOFj.jpg[/img] [img]http://i.imgur.com/XOKSRWw.jpg[/img] [img]http://i.imgur.com/NamM3KT.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] Don't forget this: [img]http://cdn.theguardian.tv/brightcove/poster/2012/3/5/120305PutinTears_5896192.jpg[/img]
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