🚀 go-pugleaf

Ozjish Kahn wrote:
> 
> Dion L Heap wrote:
> 
> > Ozjish Kahn wrote in message <36BBA115...@xs4all.nl>...
> > >Zagadka wrote:
> > >
> > >> The Unknown James wrote:
> >
> > >> Its right side up... and it started the chain of events that led to
> > >> modern democracy... I mean, if your German kings hadn't screwed up so
> > >> badly, we might have never revolted, and France would have never have
> > >> had Lafayette etc to bring the influence back that would ignite 50 years
> > >> of revolution throughout Europe which resulted in the unification of
> > >> Germany and Italy, leading to WWI and subsequentially WWII and the
> > >> further rise of American power... hehe. Thanks, England! Happy 4th of
> > >> July to you too!
> > >
> > >England... thanks for NOTHING...
> > >
> > >> England also started the Industrial Revolution.
> > >>
> > >> England also beat the crap out of France a lot.
> > >
> > > Okay, I give 'em that.
> >
> > Also was once the most powerfull nation in the world, and size for size,
> > still is !
> > take a look on an atlas and notice the size of England, then look at India,
> > Australia, Canada, America to name but a few, they were once all ours, now
> > take a look at south America and the size of Argentina, now notice the
> > proximity of the Falkland Islands to Argentina & compare it with the
> > proximity to the UK. Statistically and strategically speaking, the UK versus
> > Argentina is a one way situation, England proved otherwise, you give me an
> > example of similar odds with another country that even comes close to
> > winning a situation like that against those odds, not even in C+C (keeping
> > this on topic)
> 
> Just one name: Michiel de Ruyter. And DON'T say you don;t know who that is.

*rotflmao*

Yea. Thanks for reminding me. For the most powerful nation on the
planet, England sure got the shit kicked out of it by smaller nations a
lot...