No they wont be. But I never thought I was in that league tbh.

They will be writing about how Great Britain became little England, though. That was my point. Why not address that instead of the abuse stuff. I don't mind abuse either when its original and funny and not some antiquated "you is a red what is in the bed you is Nana nanana" Daily Express stuff.

Why not do yourself a favour and read something more challenging. I suggest Chomsky. Honest, Hoofy -by Chapter 2 of anything he has written - you'll be on the virtual Barricades with me. Just have a little peek at `World Order, Old and New', or `Deterring Democracy' or `Failed States' and see for yourself. Did you actually know that Maggie supported Pol Pot after he did the genocide stuff? All those people killed and she routing for him. Imagine that! Its fact. Not reported much because its kind of awkward and unless its Corbyn the press don't do foreign policy awkward much. Its a power thing. Read Chomsky and you'll realize that that Daily Express is messing with your head; or more straight-forwardly being economical with the truth to you - who else said that?

Edited by Bert the Head (17 Feb 2016 10.28pm)

I think the term "Great Britain" comes from the fact that it is a big Island and Ireland "Little Britain" was smaller. I understands it goes back to Roman times.
So I think that's really how we become Great Britain.

But we certainly made a lot of money out of slavery or some of us did.

I'm more concerned about recent history, for example our role in over throwing a democratic government in Iran in 1953, supporting the nascent Islamic terrorists in Afghanistan in the 1980s; supporting Saddam Hussein and arming him with chemical weapons and supporting evil murderers like Pinochet and Pol Pot.

Basically I am kind of proud to be British and this stuff isn't supposed to be what we are about. Maybe I believe in a silly myth that doesn't stand up to scrutiny. But it's worth keep pushing for. Isn't it?

I think the term "Great Britain" comes from the fact that it is a big Island and Ireland "Little Britain" was smaller. I understands it goes back to Roman times.
So I think that's really how we become Great Britain.

But we certainly made a lot of money out of slavery or some of us did.

I'm more concerned about recent history, for example our role in over throwing a democratic government in Iran in 1953, supporting the nascent Islamic terrorists in Afghanistan in the 1980s; supporting Saddam Hussein and arming him with chemical weapons and supporting evil murderers like Pinochet and Pol Pot.

Basically I am kind of proud to be British and this stuff isn't supposed to be what we are about. Maybe I believe in a silly myth that doesn't stand up to scrutiny. But it's worth keep pushing for. Isn't it?

I'm not saying you're right or wrong but the context in which you originally referred to 'Great Britain' is far more than simply our collective name.

And when referred to in said context people lose sight of the fact we trod over a third of the world in order to become that 'Great Britain' and not in the too distant past either.

Like you I'm extremely proud to be British but we haven't always been 'Great'. I also realise I picked on your phrasing unnecessarily and it wasn't a personal slight ...more of an observation of a term that gets bandied about in every day commentary.

I'm certainly no Leftie!

Edited by Lyons550 (19 Feb 2016 2.35pm)

Well our GDP is now bigger than France, which makes us the 5th largest economy in the world.

But we are 14th in terms of standard of living which show up how unequal we are. No one doubts that we are a rich nation. But some of us are much much richer in that nation than others.

Surely it would be better to be the 14th richest country in the world with the 5th best standard of living? We are currently 9th in terms terms of housing standards and 20th in terms of job security. GDP seems a bit meaningless to every day life really.

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Edited by Bert the Head (20 Feb 2016 12.06am)