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@LTJG_Weinberg @PaulAnleitner Sorry to be a nerd, but it’s not that lightsaber. That was lost along with Luke’s hand on Bespin. It’s the lightsaber Luke built in ROTJ. 🤓

@PaulAnleitner This scene upsets me the most. Remember, this is his father’s lightsaber, gifted by Obi-Wan and the last time Luke held it, his hand was cut off by his father, as Luke is told who he is. This item is everything to Luke. And in TLJ he throws it away for a joke. Criminal.

This moment in Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) was when I knew the postmodern deconstruction of our culture was reaching its apex. It’s hard to believe now that this was a real scene.

@UKDecline Seriously, I couldn’t sleep because of this! I have friends who did something similar to a 1930s detached on the south coast - ripped out all the period features and added shitty UPVC cladding. It’s not quite as bad as the one you shared, but it really shouldn’t be allowed.

@jamespreece6 Sorry to ruin your weekend 😂

Decline.

@HorrorCarnival Nice! I like the way all the images are from A New Hope, with none of that post 1983 garbage. Although, that shot of Jabba is a 90s addition, which was a bit kitsch. The original trilogy is still the best! 👍🏻

Happy Star Wars Day! May the 4th Be With You!

@AntipodeEmpire The UK should never have joined the EEC/EU. We turned our backs on our people in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. But the British made the right decision to leave the EU, and now it’s time to restore our links with the British diasporas around the world. Bring on CANZUK!

"You [the British] told us that you were now Europeans, which we as New Zealanders were not... What you did, of course, was irrevocably and unilaterally to disrupt a concept of Britishness which we had supposed to share with you... In effect, you threw your identity, as well as ours, into a condition of contingency, in which you have to decide whether it is possible to be both British and European..., while we have to decide in what sense if any we continue to be British or have a British history." — Professor J.G.A. Pocock 🇳🇿 in 1973 on Britain joining the European Economic Community

@UKDecline That's appalling. Whoever mutilated that property should be prosecuted.

Banksy is a faux-radical poser. His impulses are shared by the King of England, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord Chancellor, the Attorney General, the Director General of the BBC, and the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. These are not counter-cultural bedfellows.

@NickDixon It’s a great performance of a beautiful song. I came across John Martyn’s work via Nick Drake, both of whom were great performers. If you’re into chilled acoustic music, you might like the Kings of Convenience.

Is this John Martyn’s greatest live performance? Certainly one of his best songs. Though I also love the entire London Conversation album.

@angloid0 Nice! The Pax Brittanica trilogy is decent. Ferguson’s ‘Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World’, and Nigel Biggar’s ‘Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning’ are worth reading too. Also, Lawrence James has written some great books on various empire subjects.

@kurtcocaine88 @nostalgiafkninc Have you heard of the Le Paradis massacre? 97 British POWs murdered by their German captors. Is that what you mean by ‘treated so well’?

@nostalgiafkninc Germans couldn't understand how we could treat them so roughly and unfairly given that USA and British POWs were treated so well

Young German surrendering to US Army in 1945. WWII footage.

@YoungBobRB I’m sorry you had such a bad experience. It used to be such a nice place. Unfortunately, the university is currently dominated by left wing ideologues and most of their students are indoctrinated. Something needs to be done.

Today, I was at the University of Bristol doing my weekly Change My Mind stand, and honestly, what I saw completely shocked me. This has to be one of the worst universities I’ve been to in the country. First off, I want to address the usual criticism people on the right get when doing campus debates. People say it doesn’t have any long-term impact, and that it’s already obvious universities are dominated by the left anyway. That being said, what happened today crossed a line. Members of the pro-life society at Bristol Uni were intimidated, mocked, and even threatened by left-wing activists. My equipment was taken, I was physically confronted, and my cameraman was hit with racist remarks. This is easily the most woke university I’ve toured so far, and something has to be done. So here’s what’s happening next. My lawyers will be sending letters to the University of Bristol demanding immediate action against both staff and students who behaved unlawfully. I’ll also be pushing forward with police reports against those involved in any kind of violence. With term ending soon, I’ve also been speaking to students at other universities about setting up new chapters across the country ready for the next academic year. I’ll be carrying on with these debate stands too, especially in city centres and places known for being woke. What stood out most is how many right-wing students in Bristol are actually scared to speak up. They feel intimidated, mocked, and shut down. At some point, someone has to step in and start taking these universities back.

@Martypizzle @YoungBobRB Bristol was one of the finest cities in England. I always loved visiting Clifton, walking along Park Street, going to the Wills Memorial Building, the museum, Cathedral, Hippodrome and shops. It’s such a shame that it’s become the home of such ignorant degenerates.

@YoungBobRB Bristol has imported massive amount of woke people over the last 10 to 20 years. It's easily the woke capital of enegland but none of them are actually Bristolian. As a Bristolian, myself and many others have left due to these crazy unhinged people. R.i.P bristol

@idongju17590362 @SinoopyS @Empireaesth No. You explained that Chinese laws have a similar foundation as Korean laws, but what does that have to do with the Anglo-Chinese War? Did you know that many of the laws in the USA are based on English common law? It's a fact that also has no connection to the 'Opium War'!

@jamespreece6 @SinoopyS @Empireaesth 지금 그걸 설명한거잖아요?

The Opium Wars were based and im tired of pretending they were not.

@idongju17590362 @SinoopyS @Empireaesth Source?

@jamespreece6 @SinoopyS @Empireaesth 아편은 마약외에도 진통제,의약품,식품,비누등 다양하게 가공됩니다 영국인들이 판건 아편을 원료로한 마약이였어요

@idongju17590362 @SinoopyS @Empireaesth Opium 'served as a material for medical or practical purposes' - that's what I've been saying! Also, 'it couldn't be completely eradicated'? Then why demonise the British for selling it? And why attack British subjects (including women and children) as they were being evacuated?

@jamespreece6 @SinoopyS @Empireaesth 청왕조를 기준으로 둔다면 한족의 악습인 전족을 국초부터 금지 시켰지만 이뤄지지않았고 아편또한 금지하고 단속 못했습니다 중국특유의 부실한 행정때문에요, 물론 아편은 쾌락용말고도 의료용이나 실용품의 재료가 되어서 100%근절할수없습니다

@idongju17590362 @SinoopyS @Empireaesth Then Qing authorities should have been executed, as they allowed the selling of opium for centuries and ruined countless lives. If a foreigner is caught selling drugs in the UK they'll get a fine or prison, but their families won't be attacked as they're leaving the country.

@jamespreece6 @SinoopyS @Empireaesth 아편 팔아 수많은 사람의 인생을 망치는 사람들은 죽지않은것만으로도 감사해야한다 오늘날 영국에서 마약파는 이방인들에대한 시선이 어떻지?

@idongju17590362 @SinoopyS @Empireaesth There's always preparations for war. But if one nation attacks the subjects of another nation, and seizes their property, then a reason exists for war. The Qing gave the British a reason for war.

@jamespreece6 @SinoopyS @Empireaesth 선후관계가 다르지 전쟁은 먼저 결심하고 그 이유를 찿은거죠 이유가 있어서 전쟁을 생각한게아니라

@idongju17590362 @SinoopyS @Empireaesth China was/is an economic power house because of its size. But the British had industrialised & would have surpassed China economically without the war/trade. Yes, nations have the right to refuse trade. But if a nation attacks the subjects of another nation it can result in war.

@jamespreece6 @SinoopyS @Empireaesth 반대죠 영국의 초기산업능력이 중국과의 무역에서 중국의 원자재를 압도하지못해 생긴 불이익을 아편이란 비정상적인 수단으로 회복하기위함아닙니까? 그리고 국가는 타국과의 무역을 거절할 권리가 있습니다. 마음에 들지않음 무역을 안하면 그만이란 청나라에 외교적 관계를 강제한건 영국이에요

@idongju17590362 @SinoopyS @Empireaesth I didn’t say the Chinese killed British people during the evacuation of Canton. I said, British subjects were attacked. They were attacked and harassed by the Chinese authorities and residents while they were being evacuated. This changed British public feeling over the issue.

@jamespreece6 @SinoopyS @Empireaesth 중국은 영국인을 살해하지않았어요 국기를 하강시킨것뿐. 전쟁은 먼저 시작한건 윌리엄 글래드스턴의 말처럼 양심이 가벼운 영국의회의 표결입니다

@idongju17590362 @SinoopyS @Empireaesth Try and consider the opium trade in its proper historical context. Opium wasn’t considered an illegal narcotic by the Europeans in the 19th c, and the Qing had endorsed the trade for centuries. The clash occurred due to the Qing’s disregard for British subjects and property.

@jamespreece6 @SinoopyS @Empireaesth 미국이 의료비가 비싸 그로인해 약물문제가 끊이지않지만 그렇다고 미국에 마약을 유통시켜도되는게 아닌것과 같다