> they are known for being violent ones
Which imperialist was the non-violent one then?
> Of small comfort then, is the fact that the English have abolished slavery in 1833.
I imagine it was a major comfort to slaves at that time. But you probably know better.
> And "the commonwealth", oh my!
Oh my, indeed. Perhaps you can name another country, perhaps your own undoubtedly spotless nation, that has over 50 former colonies, comprising two billion people across six continents, happily and willingly belonging to such a commonwealth.
Pretty strange thing for them to do, considering all the evil the British Empire committed non-stop, 24/7.
> we didn't even touch the mess that the English caused in India
The mess of leaving it as the world's largest democracy? (By population, that is. By size it just so happens to be another former colony of the British monsters.)
In fact if we make a short list of the most advanced/stable/richest/democratic former colonies in the world, we'll probably find it does not include the likes of Vietnam, Algeria, Congo, Mexico or the Philippines, but does include the likes of the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, India.
Funny that.
> you think that you are special, well good riddance, and stay out of EU
How is it special to be outside of the EU? Most countries in the world are.
Which imperialist was the non-violent one then?
> Of small comfort then, is the fact that the English have abolished slavery in 1833.
I imagine it was a major comfort to slaves at that time. But you probably know better.
> And "the commonwealth", oh my!
Oh my, indeed. Perhaps you can name another country, perhaps your own undoubtedly spotless nation, that has over 50 former colonies, comprising two billion people across six continents, happily and willingly belonging to such a commonwealth.
Pretty strange thing for them to do, considering all the evil the British Empire committed non-stop, 24/7.
> we didn't even touch the mess that the English caused in India
The mess of leaving it as the world's largest democracy? (By population, that is. By size it just so happens to be another former colony of the British monsters.)
In fact if we make a short list of the most advanced/stable/richest/democratic former colonies in the world, we'll probably find it does not include the likes of Vietnam, Algeria, Congo, Mexico or the Philippines, but does include the likes of the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, India.
Funny that.
> you think that you are special, well good riddance, and stay out of EU
How is it special to be outside of the EU? Most countries in the world are.