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[–] letsgo@lemm.ee 64 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Brit here. It's great to be part of a country that brings so much joy to so many people.

[–] astraeus@programming.dev 15 points 7 months ago (1 children)

American here, proud to see we started a trend. (And that’s pretty much the only thing to be proud of as an American)

Technically the british parted from their own government first...

[–] survivalmachine 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I like how this implies that France never became independent and is still a vassal state.

[–] 1917isnow@lemmy.ml 8 points 7 months ago

Lol, you're right. In fact it's a US vassal now

[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] 1917isnow@lemmy.ml 12 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Hopefully the map of complete removal of NATO military bases will grow

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 11 points 7 months ago (2 children)

It still amazes me that a country as tiny as the UK was this ambitious and powerful to expand like that. Like if any of those other countries banded together and were like Yeah, No, it's not on mate. Their numbers would eclipse the UK. maybe somebody with mechanics of colonization can explain how the UK was "succesful" at this venture

[–] FilterItOut@thelemmy.club 10 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Look up the CCPgrey video about who holds the keys to the kingdom. Napoleon wasn't necessarily being dismissive when he called England a nation of merchants. They were very good at organizing power structures in ways that benefited them.

[–] pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 7 months ago

I think the title of that video is "The Rules for Rulers"

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 months ago
[–] 1917isnow@lemmy.ml 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It's a long story, and my entry point into understanding the breakup of the British sterling system was history about post-WWI shift from colonial empires to Harry Truman "development" (really maldevelopment, the language used for capitalist NGO aid today is very similar to his inaugural address).

Long story short it involves merciless application of death and torture to enclose a region and keep costs down, as well as ruthless exploitation of civilians to try to crack guerillas, the Phoenix Program's main innovation over what was implemented in the Congo and Malaysia was a proto-internet communications system,and a methodical operations system escalating above that to commando squads and air strikes. The philosophy of anti-colonial torture has only grown more severe and incorporated electrical wires, clinical psychology, and evasion of human rights organizations. Look up "The Five Techniques".

This is in order to establish a top-down system where colonies do not trade with one another, but only interface with the rigged colonial economy. Wall st + world bank + imf system has just taken this to further extremes with Blackrock and Vanguard against 84% of the population of the world plus 90% of the population of the remaining 16% in global north countries. The currency system being used is less crude and there is also the technological dependency on the payment systems like Swift to consider.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 months ago
[–] Thief_of_Crows@lemmy.ml 5 points 7 months ago

How many people celebrate Christmas, comparatively?

[–] dan42O@infosec.pub 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Could there be one in the future how x country has now stopped oppressing them?

[–] 1917isnow@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Do you mean could there be a better infographic posted? With more info about decolonization?

I have some resources there, people are competing to make the flashiest infographics about it now which is nice. Extremely fringe benefit of YouTube and TikTok.

Or did you mean poorer countries celebrating a new kind of independence day once they stop relying on Washington or get rid of military bases from Euros?

Because I hope the Sahel states will celebrate their alliance with by establishing a new holiday if they haven't already. For getting rid of the damn French.

[–] dan42O@infosec.pub 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

There are various ways of oppression occurring everywhere and all around the world. Like embargos, e-waste, textile waste etc. so yes to what you mentioned. But this is an amazing share. A bit blurry to read.

[–] 1917isnow@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Oh hell yeah, I'll get you some infographics on imperialism. I've got maps of world trade and whatnot. When I clock off I'll upload them.