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How the hell can you compare Feminism and the British Empire? You been smoking the whacky weed today bro'. Empires that conquer and subjugate (viz a viz, Rome, British, Islamic) are doomed to failure and ultimate demise. The real comparison with the British Empire is the current Islamofacist movement which seeks to expand its borders through VIOLENT JIHAD. Thats why the liberal fruitcakes that compare the US present state to the last days of Rome are so moronic. The US is fighting OTHER peoples wars to spread freedom and democracy. NO EMPIRE ROME/BRITISH/ISLAMIC has ever done that - this is a FIRST.

General word of advice: Cut back on the weed bro' its burning your brain cells.

People and culture are all that will survive. Empires rise violently, survive violently and ultimately break-up as violently. British empire, Spanish Empire, French Empire, Japanese Empire, Soviet Empire all died a violent death. And all of them, without exception left behind a legacy of death and devastation of unimaginable proportions.

America has people and culture it can be proud of. And its great legacy will survive for ages because its not an Empire. I have just no idea why some Americans are so fascinated with the British Empire that they wish to latch on to it, want to inherit its legacy, tread on its footsteps and go down the path of eventual destruction like it has been for every other Empire.

I believe America is its own creation and thats what makes it great. Nowhere in its former colonies (and I don't consider US, Australia, Canada or New Zealand as "colonies") has the British Empire managed to leave behind a good/respectable opinion of itself. I have no idea why some Americans want to tarnish their own heritage by wanting to be part of that cruel legacy of the British Raj. I believe it has more to do with pissing harder on the French, nothing else.