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Velociryx
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of Candle'Bre
Apr 1999
time: 05:37
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Who said you're in decline? We like you big, and mean, and powerful. Who would want to crow about giving the class geek a good ass kicking?
Yes, but there's the rub, isn't it?
I mean...even if we accept the Canadian version of events as gospel, the fact remains that, in 1812, we WEREN"T "big, mean, and powerful." and thus, you have considerably less to crow about, I would think.
And the point remains that for all the threads, comments and disbaraging remarks about the US, its imminent decline, and our utter incompetence, we still manage to get a wampum lot of discussion threads started about us....far more than would be warranted if we were truly "all that."
Anyway, carry on....it's amusing and entertaining, and I brought popcorn! 
-=Vel=-
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Toby Rowe
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London, UK
Feb 2001
time: 05:37
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Originally posted by Velociryx
Not to rain on anyone's parade or anything, and mostly out of curiosity....
if the US is really the total $hithole country that a significant chunk of posters here say it is (or a nation in severe decline, or any number of other comments)....why is this important?
Why would anybody care WHAT went on during the revolution, or for that matter, what the US is up to in general?
Just a thought that I'll leave unfinished. 
-=Vel=- |
Well mate,
This is the Colony that rebelled against the masters in Britain- they showed that both Monarchy and subserviant Goverment could be defeated.
At the very least, they gave us British hope during this war- they (the Yanks) sadly now portray all British as "government" and abusers of American colonists, and abuse the reality of it by doing so. Most agititors were British, not Colonial American British for good reason, yet this seems to be getting forgotten (like it was ever heard).
The Yanks helped us British by way more than they'll ever realise to give us democracy, but they are so obsessed with the British-Ameri-British war, they'll never learn about how it changed the world as they are too obsessed about the US independence aspect instead.
All:
Criticising Canadians is strange- they have been steadfast Allies of the UK and the world, and since 1850-ish, the US as well. Taking the piss out of an ally is one thing, insulting them is quite another matter.
Toby!
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Toby Rowe
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London, UK
Feb 2001
time: 05:37
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Heh,
Sorry all, Canadians and Yanks produce perhaps the best humour discussing each other,- I'd love a Yank/Canadian comedy night in London- I might understand why they both act as a bunch of girlies when they talk about each other.
Toby :-)
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Toby Rowe
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London, UK
Feb 2001
time: 05:37
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Originally posted by Sikander
Not long after the Civil War the U.S. had more railroad mileage than the rest of the world put together. The idea that the U.S. was some sort of local economic power remained for a long time in Europe. Germany mistakenly underestimated the effect of U.S. economic power in both world wars for instance. Interesting that this still persists. |
Hi mate,
I don't believe that, In the British Isles alone we had over 80,000 miles, combine that with Germany and France alone, let alone India etc- nah, don't believe it.
You have a strange view on Germany, half a century later they are still democratic, although they were the only nation to see the Railway revolution in Britain, and, unlike the rest of the world, then design the entire railway system around getting troops to the border-fast.
What us stupid Europeans did then know's no bounds- we're alright now, I promise.
Toby
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Geronimo
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st cloud USA
Jan 1970
time: 05:37
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Originally posted by Toby Rowe
Hi mate,
I don't believe that, In the British Isles alone we had over 80,000 miles, combine that with Germany and France alone, let alone India etc- nah, don't believe it.
You have a strange view on Germany, half a century later they are still democratic, although they were the only nation to see the Railway revolution in Britain, and, unlike the rest of the world, then design the entire railway system around getting troops to the border-fast.
What us stupid Europeans did then know's no bounds- we're alright now, I promise.
Toby |
The US did indeed have more miles of track than the rest of the world combined for several decades even leading up to the first world war.
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