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Originally posted by paulmurphy
reply to post by hawkiye
As a British subject (we are "subjects" apparently, not "citizens") I would argue that Britain is actually and American colony. Maybe not by statute but certainly by influence and culture.
Britain is dominated by US corporations, US movies, US Restaurant and Hotel chains and US News.
With the exception of a few conflicts, the UK follows the US lead into battle and the British are as hated in many parts of the world as the Americans. Many countries don't even distinguish between Americans and Brits and refer to us all as "the coalitio" or "the west"
Britain has more in common with the US than it has with her neighbours in Europe.
US influence plays a huge part in British life so the UK could possibly be regarded as the 51st State!
Originally posted by bhornbuckle75
Most of the whole 'America is a British Colony' type arguments are based on misinterpretations of various documents.....
Originally posted by TheEthicalSkeptic
Originally posted by bhornbuckle75
Most of the whole 'America is a British Colony' type arguments are based on misinterpretations of various documents.....
We are not a British Colony, and we no longer even recall what indeed is a colony. My company is embroiled in planning the affairs of a nation struggling to emerge from colonial domination right now. It is a political and economic chess game at every level, with allies becoming enemies, and enlisting the aide of enemies, sham 'terror' threats, selling their national soul and history for the right to economically draw from a less powerful nation, and take a western life of ease on the backs of the colony. Three things feature in a colony nation:
1. Trade is constrained and directed through foreign agencies with long term contracts that control the flow of consumer goods, material resources, credit, wealth and currency. Specific focus is made on preventing agri-business, manufacturing or sale of minerals from being undertaken in absence of a healthy agency fee to the colonial power. This is the system that China broke out of in Oct 1949.
2. Partner nations to the colonial power produce durable goods and flood the colony with cheap short-lived daily use items, in oversupply - forcing the deflation of pricing on basic household and electronic goods.
3. Consumables and luxury goods are constrained by the colonial power agencies to alternatively lower and drive up prices in a 200% standard deviation, as a lever which controls the pain of households. If they elect a popular candidate, the colonial power constrains the flow of consumables and increases the pain experienced in obtaining food and consumable basics; then plant agents who pay political trolls to stir unease with the situation.
ie. you can text on your cheap phone, to your cousin that the baby does not have any formula this month and that there are no jobs.
- Foreign Agencies Control Trade
- Product Dumping into Colony Economy
- Demand Constrained Inflation on Consumable Goods
These are the three elements of enslavement and it is an insidious strategy. Right now, our best and our brightest in our oligopolies have surrendered our soul to China, right along these three lines.
So, if we are near to being a colony right now, I would worry more about our relationship with China.
edit on 10-3-2013 by TheEthicalSkeptic because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by hawkiye
But you still pay taxes don't you? America is not he only country owned By Britain. Most of the world is.
[edit on 20-6-2010 by hawkiye]
Originally posted by AngryCymraeg
Really? Then why are we here in the UK broke?
Originally posted by AngryCymraeg
Really? Then why are we here in the UK broke?
Originally posted by Pervius
Originally posted by AngryCymraeg
Really? Then why are we here in the UK broke?
Because your countries holdings are invested overseas. The UK's been giving Billions recently to the Philippines....which bought you all the oil/gas under Scarborough Shoal....that little island between China and the Philippines.
The UK already paid for all that oil/gas. Now to push back China and seize your investment.
The UK/US have invested their Treasuries in other countries....like China....using $$$$ to seize control of those regions. That's why Americans and British are poor......yet own most of the planet. There's only a few people controlling the checkbooks and know where the money is.
America's military vets can't get any help from their Govt.....because they've been using those funds to build 100+ Hospitals in the former Soviet Territory Georgia to buy them off as friends.....shiploads of US money's been going into there......money has to come from somewhere's.....so Americans are poor and homeless so the Empire Builders have funds to play with around the world.