Quote Originally Posted by Dubbag View Post
The Irish were a colonial power?
Do tell....when?
Scots, Welsh empire builders?
When was this 55?
The British Empire, many Scots and Welsh and some Irish were part of it and enjoyed the riches it brought. But it's always the English who are seen as the masters, if that was the case why wasn't it called the English Empire? You can't have it both ways.
Look again at any film, there's one out now about a hurricane squadron, though it's a Polish hurricane squadron.
Zulu showed the heroic defence of Rorkes Drift by mainly welshmen, even though quite a few of the regiment was from Birmingham and the midlands. The most laughable of all was Brave heart. The only true thing about it was that it took place in Scotland. The battle of Stirling Bridge took place surprise surprise on a bridge not in a field. Edward Longshanks lived for quite a few years after Wallace.
Check out Last of the Mohicans, Rob Roy Titanic etc, always the same thing. The American's hate us, special partner my arse. They portray us as that little f ucker in Magnum, or Lord Leopold Plum Tree in Laurel and Hardy.
Any other race depicted in this was would cry stereotype.

I ask again, why are the English treated like Nazis? F uck me the Germans are thought more of these days.
Maybe they should have won the war or maybe we shouldn't have fought our cousin's.
A good job for some that the American's, Irish, Scots and Welsh did.