Comment on Rishi Sunak announces 4 July general election

• rhandyrhoads@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I will concede the point that there are a lot of days and it would be impractical to avoid all of them for elections. However, there is a pretty massive outlier. Most of those countries that were colonies gained independence after WW2 (Iraq and Afghanistan being notable exceptions) due to a strong shift in public sentiment against imperialism. The US on the other hand gained independence 200 years before any of the other countries on that list in a war between colonists and what at the time was one of the most powerful empires in the world. Culturally speaking I’m sure that even if they don’t care too much, British citizens are much more aware of the history of American Independence than most of the other countries on the list since it was a much more dramatic affair. I will say Irish independence would likely be more relevant to British citizens and come with a higher level of historical awareness and even emotional attachment.

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  • EinfachUnersetzlich@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    It’s generally considered poor form to visit a UK community and say that the US is more important.

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• bobburger@fedia.io ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Economically, militarily, and politically...yeah..

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