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u/RSDanneskjold Feb 04 '14
I wish you'd colonized us instead of being colonized by those thieving Spaniards.
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u/Xaethon Feb 04 '14
After your help in the Falklands War, I wish we did too. You could join us in the Commonwealth Games also! <3
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u/RSDanneskjold Feb 04 '14
And cricket would actually be popular!
Though, interesting of note; there is an island in Chilean Patagonia called Chiloe, which remained in Spanish control until well after the war (1827). Initially, the governor tried to surrender the island to Britain so that it wouldn't fall into Chilean hands, but Britain refused to accept it. Britain was already allied with Chile; and in fact, the expedition to take the island was lead by a Brit: Thomas Cochrane (though he might rather be identified as Scottish).
Also, 87 Chileans died while serving in the RAF during WWII as volunteers. I say you bloody well owe us some colonizing, mate :D
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u/generalscruff Feb 04 '14
Chile is the best South American clay, we wish you could join us in the Commonwealth
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u/selenocystein Feb 04 '14
I can't wait for the German one:
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Start war
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Win on all fronts
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Become megalomaniac and invade Russia
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Lose
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Regret, guilt and shame
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u/generalscruff Feb 04 '14
No, I've got something a bit special lined up for you lot.
TL;DR: Germany cannot out of stigma for Rape of Belgium
Those Belgian children were right fierce!
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u/truncatedChronologis Feb 05 '14
And france:
Pre 1914
Have Massive Well Positioned Army
Try to take on European powers.
Get so close to global domination (or post 1914 at least not losing so badly)
Make a couple fuckups
Lose to protestant Dick-wads
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u/generalscruff Feb 04 '14
Episode 3 takes us to the tropics, full of resources to trade/plunder!
Come back tomorrow for Finland's military strategy!
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u/Hansafan Feb 04 '14
You forgot "and a judicial system based around silly wigs".
Otherwise 10/10, would civilise again.
Come back tomorrow for Finland
cant w8, m8.
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u/Quas4r Feb 05 '14
I gave you cricket
That's your worst crime right there, rosbif. The whole pillaging and slaughtering and slavery thing I can understand, but to inflict cricket on other human beings...
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u/GrassWaterDirtHorse Feb 04 '14
Glad not conquered by England
Hear they take potato
Russia bad, but giff potato water for potatoe
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Feb 05 '14
Dont worry, we have all the potatoes we need. Just ask Ireland.
insert maniacal laughter while twirling mustache here
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u/Ash-Frakkin-Vegas Feb 04 '14
Try to justify it?! It's like you WANT to speak French.
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u/BevRaging Feb 04 '14
In Paradox games it's more like:
Sit on island.
Do nothing.
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Feb 04 '14
From my experience playing a game recently:
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Start a war halfway around the world helping a country that didn't want your help.
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Leave.
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Deny responsibility for any possible consequence.
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u/Zarinbugh1 Feb 04 '14
India, Pakistan and Nigeria are 2nd 3rd and 4th largest English Speaking Countries in the world. Rule Britannia.
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u/karatelenin Feb 05 '14
In many ways the west just continued on doing what had been done before them. Lets not kid ourselves that slavery was a european concept. The europeans first went to Afrika because they knew they sold slaves in west afrika. The slavetrade was actually handled by the kingdoms of west africa and all the west did was pay. Not saying slavery was cool but it seems like we are the only ones being ashamed of it when arabs,africans,aztecs and the maya had them aswell.
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u/ProbablyNotLying Feb 04 '14
I love how this comic makes fun of colonial apologia, but the thread is full of colonial apologia. I'm going to give you all the benefit of the doubt and assume you're joking, too.
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u/generalscruff Feb 04 '14 edited Feb 04 '14
Well, this is r/polandball. I strongly doubt that anyone here has actually removed kebab from the premises, for example. u/NorwayBernd excepted.
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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '14
Railways which nowadays are better than the ones back in the UK.