Message from @Dubdogelmo
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It wasn't proffitable is more fair to say
Tfw even 18 year olds hate Corbyn
Purely economically I mean
Ah
To be honest, we had more of an ideological / moral reason for the Empire
We saw it as our duty to uplift and civilise those under our control
I mean. America is doing a neocolonial empire
Time will tell if that works any better
ehh the motive varied quite widely on where and when your talking about
It was certainly true for Africa
Initially it was slaves, then it became that.
eg. In India it was mainly about wealth but in Africa it was more for morals
esp. for slavery
Yep
But there was usually at least 1 eye on more material concerns
Fuel a roaring economy, it makes sense
If not economically it was to dab on the other Europeans
Keep the gears oiled.
Most of the British empire was "i don't actually want this I just want you to not have it"
Or some regional commander doing something spicy because he was bored
Also how Japan took Manchuria
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Something which should have been in our strategic reviews YEARS ago
pornblock is boomer technology
it really is
it isn't gonna stop kids from seeing it
problem is all renewables except nuclear and hydro suck
at the moment at least.
Wind isn't that bad tbh
Moving us towards renewables is good anyway
For multiple reasons
in terms of kwh per dollar it is, admitedly it isn't the nightmare solar is
@ShardS while nuclear isn't renewable, you're not wrong
and has more room for improvement
And for wind and solar you will need new infrastructure which can store power for when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing
And the UK can be the hub for that improvement
@killerqwerty its reserves are so large it might as well be for the next few hundred lifetimes