One historian wrote that the English people are sociologically an insular people -- looking inwards -- but being an island nation forced them to look outwards. England's first "conquest" centuries ago was the people of Wales, no Royal Navy required.
The eventual success of their overseas empire gave the Brits an artificial external outlook. Their expat communities in the EU -- like in southern Spain -- don't bother to learn local languages.
"We're British, you know."
Before the EU, Brits wanting to live elsewhere had the Commonwealth to choose from: Canada, NZ, Suid-Afrika, Australia, India, Hong Kong, Gibraltar, Rhodesia, etc.
The EU shortened the distance for them and NATO made Europe another "colony" so to apeak.
As Italy was the "soft white underbelly" of Fortress Europa during the Second World War, the Kremlin saw the UK as the same in the new Cold War between East and West.
The far right in the UK has been funded by oligarchs and Felon Musk has been stoking the racist groups online, along with the Kremlin, and their strategy worked. .
In the UK, the number one Google search term the day after the Brexit vote was "What is 'EU'?
"Russia launched 41 missiles and 125 drones across Ukraine overnight, according to the Ukrainian air force. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said most of the missiles had targeted the capital.
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he is prepared to grant Ukraine licenses to produce Patriots, the most effective means of intercepting Russian ballistic missiles, potentially bolstering Kyiv's defenses. However, the details and timeline remain unclear, and full production could take years."
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Orange Nero twiddles his tiny fingers as Vla continues his long-held passion for targeting civilians.
Trumpers estatic!