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Region: Libertatem
Every other members of the Commonwealth has. We would've been no different.
Imagine the ballots
The conservative party of America
The Liberal Democratic Party of America
American Labour Party
But would we have gone as far west as we did? America might have been stuck with only east of the Mississippi. Which means less elbow room and resources. So that would mean less immigrants. So your family tta might still be in Europe.
And as a British citizen who's also lived in America, I can say with certainty that America is far better. Our healthcare system is at breaking point, the right to self-defense is curtailed, there are a slew of taxes, massive debt to GDP ratio, welfare is too large and we only stopped being a socialist country in the 1980s. It's pretty great here, for European standards, but it's not like America.
Cars: HEEECK NO. Ever experienced how reliable a Jaguar or a Mini is? On a quiet night you can hear them break internal engine parts NOT RUNNING.
Buses: I'll give ya that one. I like double deckers, lol
Welfare: I disagree with welfare, so what exactly would be better about it?
Insults: Meh. 'Merica
Comedy: British comedy tends to be very droll, not a fan.
Parties: Well, yea thats kinda nice.
Like India or Pakistan or Nigeria or Papua New Guinea or Zimbabwe, right?
The Westernized Ones at least.
Great! Europe has better politics. I'd have more choice.
Listen, America would not be better off if we were still under British rule.
I and one of the reasons we declared independence was for religious rights. So who know the red coats might have killed Joseph Smith before he made up Mormanism.
You just had to go there, huh? Lol
There would be more monarchy in Europe. The American Revolution inspired nations like France to get rid of their royals.
I doubt so.....
What was their religious policy in 1814-1830
Great liberalism wouldn't have risen.
The reign of terror wouldn't have happened in France.
Here's the thing, what business does a ruler 5000 miles away have taxing people of another independent nation. The protestants left England to form their own nation to escape religious persecution.
It wouldn't technically be independent. It's British controlled territory. So it's their right to tax it. Well they escaped it.
like the puritans.
They wouldn't have killed him because if we hadn't rebelled they wouldn't have ever really interfered with American Colonial Government.
It wasn't British territory, it was land controlled by Native Americans and they allowed the pilgrims in.
It was british by the 1730s
"allowed"
The British try to claim it, which started the revolution. They created their own colonies, and when England tried to claim it as theirs, that's what lead to war.
Not quite. Learn your history. It was British before that. We rebelled because we didn't like a few taxes going up even though everyone was still fairly well off. Learn how wars start.
TTA the Church of England was against opposing religions because The English Church is ran by the monarch. So the British would not allow mormanism becaise it would not allow the British Monarch to control the peoples spiritual lives.
The war started because the King of England was trying to control the colonists from 5000 miles away.
Well You know what I mean.
I know my history TTA
We did not rebel because we had taxes. its because we had no say in Parliament over the taxes.
no taxation without representation.
In 1830? I'm pretty sure religion at that point wasn't monopolized. Remember.
Britain didn't govern the colonies like y'all think they did. They only really interfered when qe started being douches to them over taxes.
England was trying to control us when we were more than capable of taking care of ourselves. England was trying to control something they thought was their's because the colonists were beneath them.
Yes. So we rebelled over taxes. Kind if weak reason to rebel. Look at India. They rebelled sort of peacefully and yet thwy had a MUCH better reason dor independence.
They had the pilgrims take out rival native American tribes.
No...The pilgrims did that on their own. Britain wantes to be friends with the Indians. Indian rights were violated when America was founded.
we were fine with taxes we just wanted a voice.
We didn't want to be under colonial rule, that is a pretty good reason for independence.
They were setting up taxes.
They didn't govern us in any other way.
Not compared to other reasons.
No, the native Americans that took them in told the pilgrims that they had a rival tribe and said they needed to take them out.
Oh I thought you meant Britain told them to.
Scumbag George Washington:
rebels against England for putting a 3% tax on tea
becomes president and puts a 25% tax on whiskey
Oh, sorry for the confusion.
I know! His tyrannical betrayal.
Please do not bag on Washington, he did a lot of good for this country.
I know, I know. But it had to be said.
All though you are right.
Pev insulted Washington. is this grounds for Impeachment?
jk
No...
Anyways. I must go so on Victoria 2 I can reinstall Monarchy in America.
See y'all later.
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On fourth of July, there is a tradition I do. Watch Rocky I-IV, go to grandma's house and have big BBQ, and then light fireworks. For me, the party doesn't stop because my birthday is the next day.
Sounds awesome! But shouldn't it be Rocky I-IV+VI?
So Victoria 2...Britain doesn't like Monarchic America. I made America a Monarchy and Britain led Europe into a war with me right after to "Liberate People of New England"
I don't have Rocky VI, but I need to get it. I appreciate that you didn't mention the other one(shudders in disgusts)
Post by Hallo Island suppressed by a moderator.
^this
Did anyone else get a warning from the mods? I'm not sure what that was all about
I can not beleive your hatred in such a sovereign. Even the queen pays her share of taxes and takes her time to represent your country and commonwealth.
She doesn't do any work.
I think it's a decent film. But not a decent Rocky.
Monarchy is just glorified neo-feudalism. Republics are where it's at.
As a New Englander, I approve.
What do you consider new England. Pennsylvania to Maine?
Yeah, about.
I live in Michigan but the south is the best part of America.
Fixed it for you
Indeed, mi amigo.
I disagree, the south is full of bible freaks and bigots.
Fixed. ;)
*growls*
Two can play at this game.
No the most disgusting hellhole is France or Zimbabwe.
Which district in Columbia?
Hmmmm... Not sure what to think about this one
Can't forget California, can we?
They might as well be their own country.
High school: Been there, done that.
Amen brother
I want to nuke all of Texas, actually
Ok something to report to homeland security.
Why is that?
New Englanders hate Texas because they will never be as good.
Good point
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I slept THE WHOLE damn day away hahaha
For anyone interested in what it is I've been working on in the real world, take a look at this:
http://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=275687
Hey, when is the board actually going to do something?
I don't know. I'm not on it.
The trial is up to Mien.
Once upon a midnight dreay
While I pondered weak and weary
O'er many quaint and curious
volume of forgotten lore
While I nodded nearly napping
suddenly there came tapping
As of someone gently rapping
Tapping on my chamber door
'Tis some visitor I muttered
tapping at my chamber door
Merely this and nothing more
Ah distinctly I remember
It was in the bleak December
And each separate dying ember
Wrought its ghost upon the floor
Eagerly I wished the morrow
Vainly had I sought to borrow
From my books surcease of sorrow
Sorrow for the lost Lenore
For the rar and radiant maiden
Whom the angels named Lenore
Nameless here for evermore.
[cont.]
NAME THIS POEM FOR MY UNDYING LOVE!
The Raven
The Raven Edgar Allen Poe,
Seriously man give me a hard one.
Come on Humpy, we are educated.
I
Hear the sledges with the bells -
Silver bells!
What a world of merriment their melody foretells!
How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle,
In the icy air of night!
While the stars that oversprinkle
All the heavens, seem to twinkle
With a crystalline delight;
Keeping time, time, time,
In a sort of Runic rhyme,
To the tintinnabulation that so musically wells
From the bells, bells, bells, bells,
Bells, bells, bells -
From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.
The Bells, Edgar Allen Poe
So does Humpy have a thing for Edgar Allen Poe?
Fun Fact: Roads loves EAP. On Jan. 19th of next year i'd like to visit his gravesite, and hope for the return of the Poe Toaster.
Sadly, I don't think it is ever going to happen.
Guy was a genius, the only thing he did wrong was when he married his 13 year old cousin
Go to the grave where friends are laid,
And learn how quickly mortals fade,
Learn how the fairest flower must droop,
Learn how the strongest form must stoop,
Learn that we are but dust and clay,
The short-liv'd creatures of a day.
Yet do not sigh -- there is a clime,
Where they will dwell through endless time,
Who here on earth their Maker serve,
And never from his precepts swerve.
The grave to them is but a road,
That leads them to that blest abode.
That is a subjective statement and it was a different time, who are you to judge?
Definitely not Poe.
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