Happy 4th of July

[X]

I think three quarters of the British Army were in Europe fighting Napoleon, so not many troops were ever sent to America. It seems the Brits weren't that bothered about keeping the US as a colony at the time. Strange, bearing in mind how much natural resources etc were there?

Anyway, happy Independance Day to our American cousins, and also to Filipinos who also celebrate their independence on 4th July (from America)

[walrus]

I think three quarters of the British Army were in Europe fighting Napoleon, so not many troops were ever sent to America. It seems the Brits weren't that bothered about keeping the US as a colony at the time. Strange, bearing in mind how much natural resources etc were there?

Anyway, happy Independance Day to our American cousins, and also to Filipinos who also celebrate their independence on 4th July (from America)

Oh so your being ironic eh. I don't think you can compare the us and it's brief attempt at empire, the Philippines was not the only one to England who had it down to a science. You sent more than enough troops, ships and armaments here to beat us you were just outwitted.

[El Kabong]

I think three quarters of the British Army were in Europe fighting Napoleon, so not many troops were ever sent to America. It seems the Brits weren't that bothered about keeping the US as a colony at the time. Strange, bearing in mind how much natural resources etc were there?

Anyway, happy Independance Day to our American cousins, and also to Filipinos who also celebrate their independence on 4th July (from America)

During the War of 1812 but not during the American Revolution brah.....I'll have to double check with Beanz to make sure this isn't "drowning out a poster"

As for the Filipinos who celebrate their Independence Day the same as ours you might want to study up on that too....The United States whupped Spain and paid a little money to earn the Philippines, then the Filipinos attempted to revolt (and got their asses kicked), and then as the United States was working things out so that the Pinoys could rule themselves Imperial Japan sucker punched us, took the archipelago which Gen Douglas McArthur swore he'd return to and liberate and he did AND July 4th 1946 the Philippines celebrated their Independence via the Treaty of Manila 1946




Is it some kind of "en vogue" thing to be gratuitous with the backhanded compliments to the United States on the day when we celebrate our Independence?

[brocktonblockbust]

Stiff upper lip.

[walrus]

Beleive it or not George Washington leaked fake plans for a bakery made to feed an army in the north while getting ready to attack the English in the south and the British bought it. Of course I'm greatly abbreviating the story but it shows how gullible the Brits are

[X]

I think three quarters of the British Army were in Europe fighting Napoleon, so not many troops were ever sent to America. It seems the Brits weren't that bothered about keeping the US as a colony at the time. Strange, bearing in mind how much natural resources etc were there?

Anyway, happy Independance Day to our American cousins, and also to Filipinos who also celebrate their independence on 4th July (from America)

During the War of 1812 but not during the American Revolution brah.....I'll have to double check with Beanz to make sure this isn't "drowning out a poster"

As for the Filipinos who celebrate their Independence Day the same as ours you might want to study up on that too....The United States whupped Spain and paid a little money to earn the Philippines, then the Filipinos attempted to revolt (and got their asses kicked), and then as the United States was working things out so that the Pinoys could rule themselves Imperial Japan sucker punched us, took the archipelago which Gen Douglas McArthur swore he'd return to and liberate and he did AND July 4th 1946 the Philippines celebrated their Independence via the Treaty of Manila 1946




Is it some kind of "en vogue" thing to be gratuitous with the backhanded compliments to the United States on the day when we celebrate our Independence?

There's no irony meant on my post. I thought that the Brits were mainly fighting in Europe during the War of Independance. I might be wrong, and if so I stand corrected.

I went to a pub quiz last night, and one of the questions was who else celebrated their Independance on 4th July, which I why I knew it was the Phillippines. It sort of makes a nice touch that the US gave them their Independance on the same day as their own one.

maybe you guys are so busy fighting battles on other threads that you are a bit conditioned to expect a dig or criticism

[brocktonblockbust]

Yeah B, they do tend to take things face value a bit too much.

[El Kabong]

There's no irony meant on my post. I thought that the Brits were mainly fighting in Europe during the War of Independance. I might be wrong, and if so I stand corrected.

I went to a pub quiz last night, and one of the questions was who else celebrated their Independance on 4th July, which I why I knew it was the Phillippines. It sort of makes a nice touch that the US gave them their Independance on the same day as their own one.

maybe you guys are so busy fighting battles on other threads that you are a bit conditioned to expect a dig or criticism

US ties to the Philippines run pretty deep and the Japanese killed a lot of of Filipinos, a lot of innocent civilian Filipinos.





No it's an all the time kind of thing tweets like "America was never great" "Happy white people proud of their racist ancestors day" burning flags.....it's all what people were tweeting on the 4th, it's what the lefties do, that is postmodern critical theory in action and I have to say it's rather shitty on that day of all days but they do it Memorial Day, they do it Veteran's Day, they do it on the regular and I for one am sick of the ungrateful dismissive attitudes of some of my fellow citizens.

[X]

[X]

No it's an all the time kind of thing tweets like "America was never great" "Happy white people proud of their racist ancestors day" burning flags.....it's all what people were tweeting on the 4th, it's what the lefties do, that is postmodern critical theory in action and I have to say it's rather shitty on that day of all days but they do it Memorial Day, they do it Veteran's Day, they do it on the regular and I for one am sick of the ungrateful dismissive attitudes of some of my fellow citizens.

Nah, that's not what I meant.

4th July is your Independance Day, and I know it's an important day in the States. I wouldn't put up a stupid post insulting a whole country or trying to politicise the day.

America has done some great things, and some horrific things - just like most every other country in the world. Only morons think in terms of pure black and white, history and truth are always much more nuanced than that!

[walrus]

No it's an all the time kind of thing tweets like "America was never great" "Happy white people proud of their racist ancestors day" burning flags.....it's all what people were tweeting on the 4th, it's what the lefties do, that is postmodern critical theory in action and I have to say it's rather shitty on that day of all days but they do it Memorial Day, they do it Veteran's Day, they do it on the regular and I for one am sick of the ungrateful dismissive attitudes of some of my fellow citizens.

Nah, that's not what I meant.

4th July is your Independance Day, and I know it's an important day in the States. I wouldn't put up a stupid post insulting a whole country or trying to politicise the day.

America has done some great things, and some horrific things - just like most every other country in the world. Only morons think in terms of pure black and white, history and truth are always much more nuanced than that!

Yes X and some of us veterans get a bit defensive on the fourth so I probably read too much into your post

[X]

No worries guys.

See .... no insults, no flying off the handle, no personal attacks. What the fuck is going on here??

[X]

I think three quarters of the British Army were in Europe fighting Napoleon, so not many troops were ever sent to America. It seems the Brits weren't that bothered about keeping the US as a colony at the time. Strange, bearing in mind how much natural resources etc were there?

Anyway, happy Independance Day to our American cousins, and also to Filipinos who also celebrate their independence on 4th July (from America)

During the War of 1812 but not during the American Revolution brah.....I'll have to double check with Beanz to make sure this isn't "drowning out a poster"

I just checked, and you're right - Napolean was after 1776. My bad.