a thing that genuinely disgusts me are politicians who arent proud of the nations they serve they lack the courage of their convictions, their people can Tell, and their ultimately fall will be shameful
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was yelling about this with
@selentelechia, I dont recall how we got on the topic but it may have been world war one via tolkien via anti-aging via socialism destroying womens ability to have a fulfilling life outside of the marketplace3 replies 0 retweets 94 likesShow this thread -
she identified the british specifically as people who seem embarrassed to have been an empire at one point and are now basically a backwater which you know what fucking get over it you bastards are the heirs of Elizabeth and Pitt and you should act like it
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Replying to @eigenrobot
Why should brits be proud of being a colonialist empire? Imagine saying this with a straight face to someone from a former colony.
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conquering the world is genuinely impressive and their forebears introduced ideas that more or less govern the civilized world today
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Also, on what grounds is modern Britain a backwater? Is expansionist global hegemony really the way we judge if a nation is successful? Isn’t that a pre-modern way of thinking?
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I don’t know man, your earlier tweet had your friend saying Britain was an empire and is now basically a backwater. Who knows what that’s supposed to mean when we’re talking about a top 5 or 6 global economy.
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If you’re gonna advocate that people be proud of something you should be able to argue that the thing is morally good.
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i dont enjoy arguing with people vibe or dont whatever you like
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Replying to @eigenrobot
I agree it’s fun to just talk nonsense sometimes.
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Replying to @JeffOgobe @eigenrobot
Probably should say you’re genuinely disgusted and whatnot in that case. Kind of a signal that you’re being serious.
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