That is because the historical model underlying the films is the American Revolution. The Empire being overthrown was the British one, which was not particularly evil, at least not to the people (lar… (View Post)

Well there's an area of London with the letters GHTSBR in that order, I would guess it's something similar to that! (View Post)

Worst film ever. And I say this as someone who has watched Big Momma's House. (View Post)

Brexit has of course pushed up civil service numbers. We have to administer complex rules covering far more of our cross border trade. We have far more immigrants on visas that need to be issued and … (View Post)

The rights are inherent but good luck exercising them if the state doesn't want you to. Just ask a working class man trying to vote in the nineteenth century, or a gay man hoping to have sex pre… (View Post)