Kastel, the Original Cute and Cuddly Canadian! Thought I recognized the voice.
I would disagree with the argument that the British did not spread civilization. They remade the world in their image.
America, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are, of course, completely remade in England's image as much as if England terraformed new planets.
To a lesser extent you can really see it in India, to a lesser extent still in Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa, Nigeria, to an even lesser extent many countries all over the world, from Burma to Zambia.
The Brits ran a tight ship. They were about as good as it gets, empire-wise, the best since the Romans. Better than the Spanish, who did very well, indeed.
The US, well, of course we do it differently. We don't conquer and dominate other countries, we just subvert and assimilate them. We turn them into us, just as we did Canada. Sorry.
Of course you don't agree, you think you're different and special. Well, of course you do. And of course you are. Different and special. Not at all assimilated. No worries. |
