What is Britain?

Is it the same as the UK?

What is Briton?

Wtf is up with Canada?

Is it it’s own country?

If yes, then why do they still salute the queen or king?

If no, how are they operating as it’s own country?

Same for Australia I guess, too?

Was there an Australian revolution?

Are all parts of the British island the same country?

Or are Scotland and Ireland seperate countries?

  • MrsDoyle
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    23 days ago

    The more you drill down into UK history the messier it becomes. Scotland’s history alone is crazy. My favourite yarn is the Darien scheme, which pretty much wrecked the country’s economy in the late 1690s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darien_scheme

    Oh, and if you think corporations are out of control today, check out the East India Company. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_India_Company Their trading shenanigans brought on the Opium Wars and the American Revolution.

    • @[email protected]
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      3 days ago

      Ah, the Darien Scheme. How to basically go all-in on the New World colonialism thing but fail miserably.

      For people unfamiliar, here’s a 3 minute video mentioning the topic in the context of 17th Century Scotland, leading to the merger with England: https://youtu.be/ld1GJ0zvsas