mark_m wrote:And defended Western civilization in two world wars, killing a large proportion of the young male population and bankrupting the country in the process thus losing our status as a world power in deference to the USA. And I could mention a whole host of other things including the invention of democracy and the abolition of slavery.
Clearly you need to need to read a few books, Or maybe if this country is so offensive, bugger off and go somewhere else.
You my friend are exactly the kind of Ignorant idiot i am talking about, You no doubt sing the BRITISH National anthem with pride when ENGLAND play and see no irony in what your doing, sing about the 2 world wars that where faught by the BRITISH ARMYS not the English and offend 1000s of Welsh, Irish and Scottish and join in with age old songs about a Dutch Person (King William) aimed at the Irish.
As for your argument about Defending Western Civilization as far as i know GREAT BRITIAN where not the only country whom was involved in the defence of the FREE WORLD( I.E World War) and (This one is gonna irk you) If it were not for the USA we would have lost both wars like it or not.
As for your other points we can all pick out the parts of History we want to but again i state Rule Britania (in translation - Great Britain Rules) is another song the English sing as alot of them do not know/understand the difference between ENGLAND and GREAT BRITIAN.
As for my reading prowess please do not pretend to know anything about me as you do not.
We all know what an assumption makes.
