HRH wrote:
sbeefyk2 wrote:
The commonwealth games are an odd thing. All the countries that had there women raped and towns pillaged and burned by Britain come together to share a spot of tea and crumpets? I suppose that’s respectful but not sure it’s a joyous occasion to celebrate that part of history.
It would be like Germany having a track meet for Jews and Germans only.
Really, you seem to forget that America only became great because it was originally part of the British Empire and colonised by the British who brought you Christianity, our language, our literature, limited government, and a system of rights founded in British common law. Where do you imagine, the evolution of such things as habeas corpus, trial by jury, due process, and the rule of law come from - unique in the rest of the world at that time. Look south of your border to view what might have happened had we not stepped in first. The Revolutionary war was a civil war amongst the British colonists and those who wrote your Constitution and Bill of Rights were all of British extraction.
LOL. You forgot to mention the US Constitution was lifted from the Iroquois Confederation. Silly Brits always taking credit for other people's accomplishments.