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Originally posted by expat View PostRight. And I suppose the curse of empire is that the imperial country keeps thinking that (a) their "genius" is what will always win through, and (b) the empire is good for them and it, or at least a sense of influence, must be preserved; so blinded, it fails to take the steps needed to survive and prosper.
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostAll empires at the top assume that they will stay there forever, ascribing their greatness not to an accident of history (due to the confluence, by luck, of many favourable factors), but to innate superiority (look at the Romans before and the Americans now). By the time they realise they are not really better than anyone else it's too late - the rest have caught and overtaken them.
Interestingly this myth of national greatness still exists - Gordon Brown used it in his recent speech quoting "Britain's genius" and the Industrial revolution.
The reality is that we're a bankrupt country full of coping alcoholics and an under-educated populace that relies on ever declining centres of excellence.
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All empires at the top assume that they will stay there forever, ascribing their greatness not to an accident of history (due to the confluence, by luck, of many favourable factors), but to innate superiority (look at the Romans before and the Americans now). By the time they realise they are not really better than anyone else it's too late - the rest have caught and overtaken them.
Interestingly this myth of national greatness still exists - Gordon Brown used it in his recent speech quoting "Britain's genius" and the Industrial revolution.
The reality is that we're a bankrupt country full of coping alcoholics and an under-educated populace that relies on ever declining centres of excellence.
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Originally posted by King Cnvt View PostWas it the Tories that started the rot, New Labour, greedy lazy Chavs, greedy City bankers, war mongering world leaders... ?
What actually destroyed Britain in the end?
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What happened to Britain?
Was it the Tories that started the rot, New Labour, greedy lazy Chavs, greedy City bankers, war mongering world leaders... ?
What actually destroyed Britain in the end?
I found this on a blog comment:
British industry has been starved of investment by the banking sector, much better to speculate on non productive land and property.
These ******* have been raping the economy for the last 25 years, now all thats over for the time being they've wiped their cocks on the curtains and put out their hands for the cab fare home.Tags: None
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