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Andrew Fraser @arfness.bsky.social

The only thing more tiring than American exceptionalism is British (er scrap that)... English exceptionalism. The public schools of England have created a generation of confident idiots .

apr 27, 2025, 11:12 am • 26 0

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Queen of Land @queenofland.bsky.social

Colonisers gonna colonise - Britain’s greatest export.

apr 27, 2025, 11:52 am • 5 0 • view
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Niall McAuley @niall-mcauley.bsky.social

Robbed of the colonies, the Brits are now misruling themselves.

apr 27, 2025, 12:06 pm • 8 0 • view
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Ian Wright @ihwright.bsky.social

Now that you bring it up. Previous generations probably would have shipped Boris Johnson etc off to run something in Africa or India wouldn't they?

apr 27, 2025, 1:01 pm • 3 0 • view
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heepst @heepst.bsky.social

So tiring. To be fair to Americans, though, the gap between real and imagined capabilities is smaller in the US' case. But it's also growing.

apr 27, 2025, 5:27 pm • 0 0 • view