Apparently there is a law that if they wanted to enforce it would make everyone who plays their cd player in their car with their window open so that passers by can hear it, have a tv/radio license as they are deemed to be broadcasting to the public. Also in the workplace with no tv's if they are playing a radio and a member of the public can walk in and hear it they need a tv license.

You dont need a TV licence, dont let them in, tell them you dont have a tv, they cant check, you are under no obligation to give them your name. Better yet dont answer the door.

The USA became the new UK following WW2. The UK went broke paying for the 2nd industrial war in 50 years and lost the empire. The UK has been living in a credit funded fantasy for many years.

The USA took over the imperial mantle and benefited hugely from being one of the few industrialised countries that wasn't ravaged by the war.

The USA is now broke due to its own imperial over reach and is badly needing to go through the same period of retrenchment and adjustment as the UK did in the post war years. Unfortunately there is no easy choice for the baton to be handed to (fascist china not withstanding) and an almost total unwillingness to admit reality.

There are 2 other choices for the baton, and that's India and Brazil. Considering how much backing various US leaders have in Brazil (oil, people were fussing about Obama's links to Brazilian oil companies when he put the moratorium on deep water drilling), and the lack of talk about Brazil, I'd say that there's contention with China for the spot. Dunno much about our links to India.

We get to own guns, and ammo... So, in that regard I'd say no, we're not becoming the New Britain. If that were to be taken away, I'm pretty sure we'd stand up and fight for that basic right to defend ourselves, at least I would.

Ya for sure but remember we have always been under British control thru the money.