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Jan 24, 2022 15:43:47 GMT
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Post by kris on Jan 24, 2022 15:43:47 GMT
Shirley, the British Isles is a more accurate description. Certainly no longer great, despite Nige and his mates' ambitions. The 'Great' part is a reference to geographical fact, not political agenda, and the term existed (as has been demonstrated earlier by internet scholars) far in advance of any notion of empire. Incidentally Wordsworth used reference to geography and landscape as a form of subversion to subtly contrast and highlight nationalist politics. Just thought I'd chuck that into the mix. Not really before empire, seen as the first people we colonised where the Scottish, Irish and Welsh.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2022 15:59:23 GMT
The 'Great' part is a reference to geographical fact, not political agenda, and the term existed (as has been demonstrated earlier by internet scholars) far in advance of any notion of empire. Incidentally Wordsworth used reference to geography and landscape as a form of subversion to subtly contrast and highlight nationalist politics. Just thought I'd chuck that into the mix. Not really before empire, seen as the first people we colonised where the Scottish, Irish and Welsh. I'd take issue with the casual use of the term 'we' but CBA. I've never heard the term 'Great Britain' used to describe an empire. Also the Scots were not colonised, they were bailed out.
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Post by JohnV on Jan 24, 2022 16:21:04 GMT
Shirley, the British Isles is a more accurate description. Certainly no longer great, despite Nige and his mates' ambitions. Great Britain is the archipelago consisting of the mainland of Great Britain together with the closely associated islands surrounding it such as Isle of White, Anglesey, and the Hebridean islands
It's close neighbour is the island of Ireland with it's associated archipelago.
Great Britain has three countries within its geographical boundaries ...... England, Scotland and Wales.
The Island of Ireland has two countries within its geographical boundaries Eire, and Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland, together with England, Scotland and Wales is part of the political union which is the United Kingdom
The Isle of Man is neither part of Great Britain geographically nor is it part of the Irish archipelago geographically
The Isle of Man is not part of the United kingdom politically either
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2022 16:30:02 GMT
Maybe we should refer to the 'Isles of Manchester' or possibly the 'Excesses of London'. Ha ha hee hee.
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Post by JohnV on Jan 24, 2022 16:36:20 GMT
Maybe we should refer to the 'Isles of Manchester' or possibly the 'Excesses of London'. Ha ha hee hee. both of those might come under the political heading of a nest of vipers
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Post by IainS on Jan 25, 2022 11:59:06 GMT
Shirley, the British Isles is a more accurate description. Certainly no longer great, despite Nige and his mates' ambitions. The 'Great' part is a reference to geographical fact, not political agenda, and the term existed (as has been demonstrated earlier by internet scholars) far in advance of any notion of empire. (snip) "Great" is/was also to distinguish from Lesser Britain, a.k.a. Brittany, which was named Britannia (land of the Britons) by the Romans.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jan 25, 2022 21:07:29 GMT
It's going to be the greatest conflict in Europe since WW2, possibly even greater than that.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jan 25, 2022 21:37:00 GMT
It's going to be the greatest conflict in Europe since WW2, possibly even greater than that. 2) Why would Russia invade Europe? The Europeans are buying their gas. Russians already own a lot of property in Europe (every third cabin in eastern Finland is owned by Russians). Why not just keep things as they are? Russia are traditionally nervous about Germany, some might say with good reason given the historical precedent. The Eastern European satellite states used to be Russia's buffer zone but now they are under the control of the eu. Ukraine, which contains the last of the all-weather sea ports to which Russia has access is now being increasingly courted by the eu. But there is also a strong pro-Russia nationalist movement in eastern Ukraine where the overwhelming majority are ethnic Russians who do not even recognise Ukraine as a thing.
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Ukraine.
Jan 25, 2022 21:48:34 GMT
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Post by kris on Jan 25, 2022 21:48:34 GMT
It's going to be the greatest conflict in Europe since WW2, possibly even greater than that. I've ignored it so far - I can't watch the 'News' on Finnish TV as it is the utmost propaganda bollocks - every time it's on it's all "cases" and "Corona Passports". But I'm beginning to think there must be something big happening with other people bringing it to my attention. Not having really thought about it, here are some possibilities: 1) Not much happens. Same as usual. Russia threatens Ukraine - again. But the build up of 130,000 Russian soldiers... ?? 2) Why would Russia invade Europe? The Europeans are buying their gas. Russians already own a lot of property in Europe (every third cabin in eastern Finland is owned by Russians). Why not just keep things as they are? 3) Russia wants the 'Soviet Union' back together. I'm not sure it ever really split up. Maybe it did a bit, and some countries have got too cocky, and Russia is going to teach them a lesson. 4) Putin is old - he knows he'll get stabbed in the back soon / replaced / poisoned with a radioactive element in his herbal tea. Maybe he wants to 'do something' before he gets kicked out? 5) Russia has nuclear missiles. 6) Russia could easily invade the UK - now they know that it's full of spineless wimps wandering around in face masks all scared of catching a cold. Although the Alpha Men Assemble could be a force to be reckoned with. Best get learning russian.
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Post by JohnV on Jan 25, 2022 23:32:29 GMT
Da tovarich
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2022 4:56:23 GMT
It's going to be the greatest conflict in Europe since WW2, possibly even greater than that. 5) Russia has nuclear missiles. Are you sure? How do you know?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2022 4:57:48 GMT
I've figured it out. It's all a ruse to get Ross to shut the fuck up about covid.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2022 7:26:33 GMT
2) Why would Russia invade Europe? The Europeans are buying their gas. Russians already own a lot of property in Europe (every third cabin in eastern Finland is owned by Russians). Why not just keep things as they are? Russia are traditionally nervous about Germany, some might say with good reason given the historical precedent. The Eastern European satellite states used to be Russia's buffer zone but now they are under the control of the eu. Ukraine, which contains the last of the all-weather sea ports to which Russia has access is now being increasingly courted by the eu. But there is also a strong pro-Russia nationalist movement in eastern Ukraine where the overwhelming majority are ethnic Russians who do not even recognise Ukraine as a thing. I like that apart from the first sentence which is almost worthy of Dunkley the windbag. It would be more accurate to say that the Russians expect invasion will come from the west on account of the fact that so far no-one has tried it from the east.
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Post by JohnV on Jan 26, 2022 7:42:43 GMT
^^^
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2022 13:40:28 GMT
A Russian troop buildup along its border with Ukraine includes supplies of blood for the wounded, three U.S. officials told Reuters, a detail reinforcing U.S. comments that Russia "clearly" now has the capability to move on its neighbour.
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