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I will give them this, England is great at geography. Can't colonize if you can't get there.
It's all still on the curriculum from when everything was part of the Glorious Empire
I own that, I own that.
How could I not upvote Robin.
That doesn't excuse the Americans though
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Edit: this one might be better
Military bases != Colonization.
One is an outpost. The other is making the people there subservient to you. I get the point you're making, but it's not the same and it trivializes actual colonization(which yes, the US does do). India wasn't just a military base for the British. They ruled over them and collected taxes and imposed laws. Same with Ireland. It's be offensive to compare their plights to placing a military base.
YEP!