Huge ass intelligence bases masquerading as embassies these days.
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Nazi Germany was around for 10 years, the British Empire was around for hundreds, and changed considerably over time. I think it's a bit unfair to compare the two.
Hitler and Churchill did have many things in common, both believed they were the superior race, and that it was their duty to conquer and rule over inferior races. Both also believed communism was a Jewish plot.
However in actions Churchill was based, he refused to surrender to Nazis even when the entire of Europe did, he won the war broke up Germany into 4 pieces as it should have remained until the scheming Yanks got involved. He also singlehandedly ended the British empire. He was even good friends with Stalin and recognised eastern Europe as being Russian.
Not bad for a guy who was born in a toilet.
Lmao the Japanese are going apeshit over this. They're very into the formalities and stuff, so I understand. Chinese look on with bemusement as murican racism and callousness scores yet another public opinion own goal.
Most of the British Empire's atrocities against native peoples in the New World were committed not by the empire proper, but by their colonists, who acted independently or were actually independent - in the case of the US.
This is one of the less known facts about British, American, Australian, etc. colonization. The colonial governments of these respective regions were often less predatory than their people. White frontiers men literally believed that the natives were in their way to prosperity, and so resorted to all sorts of tactics to drive away and/or kill the natives. Tons of conflicts were actually started by white frontiers men pushing the boundaries themselves, rather than by a centralized campaign of conquest.
In other words, British colonial savagery was bottom up. Remember, the imperial government was mostly upper class, elite English men who considered themselves refined aristocrats and above petty murder. They didn't apologize for it, but they didn't care for it, either. On the other hand, the lower ranks were filled with violent, greedy racists who saw the New World as a license to satisfy their worst urges.
Exactly! The big difference between the Nazi Germans and the Imperial British: at least some Nazi Germans protested the war but the British only protested when the colonial government was too accommodating of the victims. NA colonies rebelled against the Royal Proclamation of 1763 which restricted settlement in native lands.
My own calculations so far for the Turkish elections:
At at 34.4% of votes counted, Erdogan is leading at 53.2%, and main oppostion candidate at 40,9%.
According to my calculations so far it will be 47,2% and 46,9% for Erdogan and KK respectively when 97,4% of votes are counted.
So it'll most likely go to 2nd round.
At at 34.4% of votes counted, Erdogan is leading at 53.2%, and main oppostion candidate at 40,9%.
According to my calculations so far it will be 47,2% and 46,9% for Erdogan and KK respectively when 97,4% of votes are counted.
So it'll most likely go to 2nd round.
Lmao, the US embassy in my home country is literally a purpose-built fortress, as if they're afraid of the locals attacking them. Do you know what China uses as their embassy in my home country? A bog standard neighbourhood house that they got from someone lol
The rate of losses for Erdogan has gone down. My calculations put him at 50,9% when 90,6% of votes are counted. I still believe it'll go to the second round.
I base this on 56,2% of votes counted thus far.
EDIT: I base this on AA numbers, not ANKA
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Erdogan seems to be outperforming expectations considering western media was spamming about how he was definitely going to lose