Well, at least I am with this level of irony 👄

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    Being ruled by the UK would probably be an improvement

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      They are also an Israeli vassal state so it isn’t much of a change.

      And yes I’m aware of andrew and the diplomat but they were publicly caught selling state secrets, the Epstein blackmail was not the issue. There is no way in hell those are the only two powerful brits Epstein and Maxwell got.

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          But the surveillance state is more fully formed. They’re cooked too just in a blander way

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            Tis the British Way.

            Built the biggest navy in the world…to protect the biggest company in the world…to trade with India… And yet is known for the most bland food.

            Trump really should’ve handled the US “trade deficits” with China the same way the British did. Would’ve been much more interesting.

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              I’m British, and south Asian curries are very popular in the UK. Probably every town has an Indian restaurant (apparently many of them are run by Bangladeshis, but they’re still commonly called Indian restaurants).

              Chicken tikka masala is known as a national dish in the UK. Also there is coronation chicken, a British dish made with Indian spices, which was first made for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

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            The US surveillance state is definitely more fully formed. You are just not as aware of it as of the British cctv cameras.

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        They are also an Israeli vassal state so it isn’t much of a change.

        They are not in a war with Iran right now.

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        Canadian participation in the war of 1812 was mostly service in defensive militias. The burning of the Whitehouse was by the royal navy and I don’t think they had much connection to Canada

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            Hey I’m Canadian and am proud to say that my Nth great grandfather Godfrey served in an artillery division to defend Canada from US aggression in south western Ontario.

            When you say that the Royal Navy had every connection to Canada, what do you mean? Are you arguing that the ships were primarily crewed by people that were already living in Canada when they joined the navy?

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    WTF are they on about!? There hasn’t been a King of England for over 300 years, since the Acts of Union joined the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into Great Britain in 1707.

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    One of the last times it happened, red coats burned the white house. For once I find this idea of Brits doing Brits stuff… Intriguing.

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      Most of the German states’ uniforms were dark blue or dark green, kinda boring or too serious.
      Most recognisable and unique would be the Hessian Hussars with their yellow pants and shirt, white fittings and a light blue jacket.

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    The king should have announced he’s revoking America’s independence cause America clearly couldn’t handle the responsibility