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Re: What have the British ever done for us?
Reply #30 - Feb 12th, 2018 at 6:34pm
 
Gnads wrote on Feb 12th, 2018 at 6:22pm:
Unforgiven wrote on Feb 12th, 2018 at 3:06pm:
Auggie wrote on Feb 12th, 2018 at 10:35am:
Apart from the abolition of slavery, the common law, Westminster democracy, the steam engine, Protestantism, mechanized agriculture, the English language, the exposure of foreign cultures, the public health system, the welfare state, and the constitutional monarchy....

What have the British ever done for us?


Colonialism, slavery, stealing the wealth of third world countries, Genocide, perverting historical records to hide their crimes.


BS .... their colonialism helped develop the Indian sub continent ... & the railways they built there are testament to that.


By killing millions through mismanagement and racism...  Roll Eyes Roll Eyes

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Perverting historical records? Aboriginals never had a written language or records.


I think he is referring to the White, colonial records which lied about the Indigenous people...   Roll Eyes

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Today they just make it up to suit their agenda .....

exactly like you do.


Funny how you ignore reality...   Fool.    Roll Eyes
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Someone said we could not judge a person's Aboriginality on their skin colour.  Why isn't that applied in the matter of Pascoe?  Tsk, tsk, tsk...   Roll Eyes Roll Eyes
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Reply #31 - Feb 12th, 2018 at 6:40pm
 
Brian Ross wrote on Feb 12th, 2018 at 6:34pm:
Gnads wrote on Feb 12th, 2018 at 6:22pm:
Unforgiven wrote on Feb 12th, 2018 at 3:06pm:
Auggie wrote on Feb 12th, 2018 at 10:35am:
Apart from the abolition of slavery, the common law, Westminster democracy, the steam engine, Protestantism, mechanized agriculture, the English language, the exposure of foreign cultures, the public health system, the welfare state, and the constitutional monarchy....

What have the British ever done for us?


Colonialism, slavery, stealing the wealth of third world countries, Genocide, perverting historical records to hide their crimes.


BS .... their colonialism helped develop the Indian sub continent ... & the railways they built there are testament to that.


By killing millions through mismanagement and racism...  Roll Eyes Roll Eyes

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Perverting historical records? Aboriginals never had a written language or records.


I think he is referring to the White, colonial records which lied about the Indigenous people...   Roll Eyes

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Today they just make it up to suit their agenda .....

exactly like you do.


Funny how you ignore reality...   Fool.    Roll Eyes


What? ... ignore your version of reality?

I know who the fool is ... you whistle I'll point.

Why do you "think" that's what he's referring to?

You don't know for sure? ... in reality that is. Roll Eyes

If Aboriginals didn't have a written language or written history ... what else would he be referring to?

No points for you Bwian. Clown.
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Reply #32 - Feb 12th, 2018 at 7:05pm
 
The British went around the world creating an empire....Now those British citizens have turned Great Britain into a nation full of immigrants and refugees according to Pauline Hanson....Now they want to come here....Ban all immigrants I say!!!

Angry Angry Angry

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/uk-too-full-of-immigrants-says-pauline-hanson...
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Reply #33 - Feb 12th, 2018 at 7:29pm
 
President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on Feb 12th, 2018 at 6:26pm:
and the Rabbits...

don't forget the Rabbits...


and thats why they Built the Great Wall of China...

to Keep the Rabbits out...  Smiley
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Reply #34 - Feb 12th, 2018 at 7:36pm
 
Britain - a nation of shopkeepers...

America - a nation of immigrants.....

Australia  - a nation of immigrant shopkeepers....
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Reply #35 - Feb 12th, 2018 at 8:32pm
 
Unforgiven wrote on Feb 12th, 2018 at 6:25pm:
Captain Caveman wrote on Feb 12th, 2018 at 6:09pm:
Get your pity belt off and throw on the pride belt. If your not proud of your country then get on the next transport provider out of this place  and leave it to the people who love it.


You are evidently a crusty old closet pom living off Australian social welfare.

I don't pity you. I marvel at your audacity.


See...negative again.  Grin

Marvel all you like champ. You're wrong in every respect.
I'm not old. I'm not english and I work my arse off. 
It's called being Australian. Put in or move out!

And what is it with you lot and your welfare insults?
Straight up that screams some sort of superiority complex. The kind of jackarse that would have had 10 slaves back in the day....being the superior man and all.
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Reply #36 - Feb 12th, 2018 at 8:54pm
 

The Poms kept the stinking French out.

Imagine if you had to swap to driving on the right side of the road when crossing the Nullarbor.
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Reply #37 - Feb 12th, 2018 at 9:01pm
 
Mr Hammer wrote on Feb 12th, 2018 at 10:51am:
The aquaduct?


Roman.
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Reply #38 - Feb 12th, 2018 at 9:06pm
 
Lord Herbert wrote on Feb 12th, 2018 at 9:01pm:
Mr Hammer wrote on Feb 12th, 2018 at 10:51am:
The aquaduct?


Roman.

It's a joke from Life Of Brian herb.
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Reply #39 - Feb 12th, 2018 at 9:15pm
 
Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Feb 12th, 2018 at 11:18am:
Auggie wrote on Feb 12th, 2018 at 11:08am:
I wonder what Phil has to say about all this.


They put the Blacks in their place?


Correct.

Immigrated them into the UK so that London is now no longer a majority white capital city but increasingly a black ghetto.

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Reply #40 - Feb 12th, 2018 at 9:16pm
 
Mr Hammer wrote on Feb 12th, 2018 at 9:06pm:
Lord Herbert wrote on Feb 12th, 2018 at 9:01pm:
Mr Hammer wrote on Feb 12th, 2018 at 10:51am:
The aquaduct?


Roman.

It's a joke from Life Of Brian herb.


The Romans also invented an early form of cement.
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Reply #41 - Feb 13th, 2018 at 12:47am
 
Lord Herbert wrote on Feb 12th, 2018 at 9:16pm:
Mr Hammer wrote on Feb 12th, 2018 at 9:06pm:
Lord Herbert wrote on Feb 12th, 2018 at 9:01pm:
Mr Hammer wrote on Feb 12th, 2018 at 10:51am:
The aquaduct?


Roman.

It's a joke from Life Of Brian herb.


The Romans also invented an early form of cement.


Some these days could benefit from a dose.......

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Reply #42 - Feb 13th, 2018 at 2:26am
 
They were willing to sacrifice our entire country during WWII.

Although happy to take all the sailors, soldiers and airmen that Australia was prepared to place at their disposal for the defence of Britain, they had no concern about Australia's fate when Japan's conquering armies menaced Australia. Their assurances of British military support for Australia against the Japanese were lies. They had already betrayed Australia to the Japanese at the Arcadia Conference held in Washington in late December 1941. They even resisted the return of Australian troops from the Middle East to defend their own country; they wanted to use them in Burma to defend India against the advancing Japanese.

This is why Raven holds John Curtin in high regard. He brought our troops home. Raven likes to think he understood that Britain has always viewed us as nothing more then a colony.

Unfortunately, unlike the Americans, we cling to our british heritage like an abused dog left starving at it's master's gate.
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Quoth the Raven "Nevermore"

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Reply #43 - Feb 13th, 2018 at 2:26am
 
Could've kept most parts of the empire. But willingness for more war was probably lacking too much.

A lost chance maybe. Self-adoration by even the most insignificant dumb buggers will abound given the chance.

My father always said to me " Never give a sucker an even break". That sorta goes against Australia's so-called "Fair go" attitude.

I'm apt to never give a sucker an even break.

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Reply #44 - Feb 13th, 2018 at 6:47am
 
people forget that the guys who wrote the USA constitution were basicly british.
and thats been the defining document that has led to american ascendancy.

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