Reply #11: Actually, when they drew the borders it was done with careful [View All]

[RaleighNCDUer]

regard as to who was within what borders.

As they did everywhere, they drew the borders to fracture existing social structures, splitting ethnic groups to weaken their power, and turning the governance of the new colony over to a strong minority, which can only stay in power by supporting the Empire. Disenfranchise the majority, and make the minority dependent upon them. That's why there are Pashtuns in both Pakistan and Afghanistan. They made them the impotent majority in one, and the ruling minority in the other. They did this in virtually every colony, which guaranteed that there would never be a successful transfer of power from the Empire to the locals. They always confidently predicted that the transfer of power would be easy, because of the British schooling of the leadership class, but every time it ended in disaster and, usually, dictatorship because of the imperial policies of the British government.

The riches of Africa are plundered by kleptocracies as a result of British colonialism. The ongoing Arab/Israeli conflict can be traced directly to British policies.

It would do us well to remember that we are living in an era of imperial collapse, no less earthshaking than the collapse of the Roman Empire -- and the repercussions from that lasted for hundreds of years. The US system of military bases across the world is a direct copy of the British Empire's global influence, and while we may not directly rule those other countries our influence over them cannot be overestimated. We are the Goths, settling in the ruins of Rome, and we are speeding toward the dark ages.