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The UK: The Small Island with Big Influence
Hands Across The Pond ^ | 30th July 2015 | Wesley Hutchins

Posted on 08/02/2015 12:03:58 PM PDT by the scotsman

Two years ago during the G-20 Summit, a spokesman for Russian president Vladimir Putin reportedly said that Britain was a “small island no one listens to.” British Prime Minister David Cameron accepted the official line from the Russians that such remarks were not made, but nevertheless responded with a robust defense of the United Kingdom.

“Britain may be a small island”, he said, “but I would challenge anyone to find a country with a prouder history, a bigger heart, or greater resilience.” He focused on this small island doing its bit in being resolute throughout World War II in the effort to “clear the European continent of fascism”, as well as the island that helped to abolish slavery, invented “most of the things worth inventing, including every sport currently played around the world”, and being responsible for much of the “art, literature and music that delights the entire world” as well as for the world’s language of trade and commerce – English.

He added that the UK was actually a collection of islands with places such as Northern Ireland, Shetland, and Orkney, and that despite their overall size, these islands could boast of “having the sixth-largest economy, the fourth best-funded military, some of the most effective diplomats, the proudest history, one of the best records for art and literature and contribution to philosophy and world civilisation”, and that this was something to be proud of.'

(Excerpt) Read more at handsacrosspond.blogspot.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Russia; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: cameron; g20summit; globalism; influence

1 posted on 08/02/2015 12:03:58 PM PDT by the scotsman
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To: the scotsman

well , it once had ‘ big influence ‘

Now the UK has committed cultural suicide by admitting so many disloyal non-Anglo immigrants . It has began a process that will render it strictly 3rd world cesspool within 100 years . All noble British history will fade into nothing .


2 posted on 08/02/2015 12:09:35 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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To: the scotsman

So why would the small island want to fundamentally change itself into a centre of Islam?


3 posted on 08/02/2015 12:18:02 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Ive given up on aphostrophys and spell chek on my current device...)
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To: Paladin2

It hasn’t.


4 posted on 08/02/2015 12:23:46 PM PDT by the scotsman
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To: the scotsman

Thankfully their influence doesn't extend to dentistry.

5 posted on 08/02/2015 12:27:35 PM PDT by Snickering Hound
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To: the scotsman

The Old Grey Mare ain’t what she use to be... many long years ago...


6 posted on 08/02/2015 12:33:41 PM PDT by PoloSec ( Believe the Gospel: how that Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again)
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To: the scotsman

UK has indeed had a tremendous influence, largely for the better....and for several centuries, too

but now its ruling elites are selling it out to the IslamoNazis

kiss off any significant future in world affairs, culture, science, art, music, or humanities

Deport (repatriate them back to the Krapistans of their choice), or Decease


7 posted on 08/02/2015 1:07:41 PM PDT by faithhopecharity (up)
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To: Snickering Hound
Those are not Middleton's teeth.

Take a good look at photos of her as a youth. She never had teeth that came close to looking like that.

LINK

8 posted on 08/02/2015 1:09:08 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Moving day: June 16th, 2015. LEFT >>>HOPE and CHANGE>>> RIGHT / [DOPE and STRANGE stay home].)
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To: DoughtyOne

Its just the usual tired joke about British teeth.


9 posted on 08/02/2015 1:20:35 PM PDT by the scotsman
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To: the scotsman

And there’s some truth to it.


10 posted on 08/02/2015 1:25:18 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Moving day: June 16th, 2015. LEFT >>>HOPE and CHANGE>>> RIGHT / [DOPE and STRANGE stay home].)
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To: Snickering Hound

Insulting to a lady with beautiful teeth.


11 posted on 08/02/2015 1:27:59 PM PDT by Churchillspirit (9/11/2001 and 9/11/2012: NEVER FORGET.)
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To: the scotsman

Now it is the 3rd world invader dumping ground of the Eurosplat!


12 posted on 08/02/2015 1:42:23 PM PDT by GeronL
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