Crime

[Scrumpy]

The difference being that we made vast improvements to those countries.

How arrogant that sounds.. 
We treated most of them as second class citizens.. We believed our way was the only way..
The Aborigines of Australia were treated badly and became a second class race.. and still are..
The Red Indian of the US was treated equally as bad.. and still are..
 These being just a couple of examples..
They were doing alright until we claimed their countries..

[Raven]

What goes around comes around time?

[muddy]

How arrogant that sounds.. 
We treated most of them as second class citizens.. We believed our way was the only way..
The Aborigines of Australia were treated badly and became a second class race.. and still are..
The Red Indian of the US was treated equally as bad.. and still are..
 These being just a couple of examples..
They were doing alright until we claimed their countries..

It was the age of empire Scrumpy .
All conquering countries did these things .
You cannot judge a country by the mores of yesteryear .
And we did do some good things 
We gave them the gift of language for a start 
The language of the world .
The countries we colonised are the better countries of the world today.
Look at the countries that were ruled by the Spanish who also had a huge empire.
The Portuguese , the Dutch .
None of these countries have amounted to much .
They are poor and backward in many ways .
While India once ruled by us is a powerhouse in the east .
We did many bad things but we did good too .
We left them our language , our education and legal systems and our railways .

[JBR]

It was the age of empire Scrumpy .
All conquering countries did these things .
You cannot judge a country by the mores of yesteryear .
And we did do some good things
We gave them the gift of language for a start
The language of the world .
The countries we colonised are the better countries of the world today.
Look at the countries that were ruled by the Spanish who also had a huge empire.
The Portuguese , the Dutch .
None of these countries have amounted to much .
They are poor and backward in many ways .
While India once ruled by us is a powerhouse in the east .
We did many bad things but we did good too .
We left them our language , our education and legal systems and our railways .

Well said, Muddy.
I'm sick and tired of those people who criticise our country for what it has done, they themselves now doing all they can to destroy it.
I hope they're proud of themselves in a decade or two from now.

[Scrumpy]

I love my country.. I am saddened by the way she is gradually being taken over.. 
 I am proud to be British.. And would stand at her back all day long..
The British Empire is a thing of the past.. We have relinquished our hold on many places that we held claim to.. And in my opinion that is not a bad thing..
 
I do not criticise her..   I was merely stating what happened in the past..

[Cassandra]

Cheer up the worse is yet to come ...

[dextrous63]

Cheer up the worse is yet to come ...

[JBR]

Cheer up the worse is yet to come ...

It certainly is.  However, fortunately I am 72 this year and I don't realistically expect to live to 100!