Sujet : Re: The joy of actual numbers, was Democracy
De : tnp (at) *nospam* invalid.invalid (The Natural Philosopher)
Groupes : alt.folklore.computers comp.os.linux.miscDate : 11. Nov 2024, 12:51:14
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On 10/11/2024 21:20, D wrote:
On Sun, 10 Nov 2024, rbowman wrote:
On Sun, 10 Nov 2024 10:23:17 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
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Oh dear. The amateur view of history.
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No, the non Brit-centric view.
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I'll go with the non Brit-centric view. In the spirit of travel and experience, I think the broader view is the more nuanced one.
Its certainly more nuanced than the US centric one.
Britain was a global power long before the USA even existed. USA is a parochial and smug country.
Isolationism led to Pearl Harbour...and 911
-- New Socialism consists essentially in being seen to have your heart in the right place whilst your head is in the clouds and your hand is in someone else's pocket.