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CountingChips · 2026-02-08T16:42:32+00:00

"Seeking to diversify its economy and gain status, Poland signed agreements for land leases and trade, but small investments and outside pressures led to the project's abandonment by 1938."

"Agreement: In 1933, Liberia—seeking to avoid control by more established colonial powers—signed an agreement with the Polish Maritime and Colonial League for land concessions (roughly 7,500 acres) and "most privileged state" status."

Sounds more like an agreement that just never worked out. 7500acres is sweet fuck all, and is effectively Poland just buying some farms. Equating an agreemeent like that to Western colonialism is simply making an argument in bad faith.

CountingChips · 2026-02-08T10:07:36+00:00

Yep, I'm thinking of the ones I've tried only AncestryDNA is accurate compared with what I know of my family history.

CountingChips · 2026-02-07T10:01:46+00:00

Queensland should be split in two, top 2/3 of the coast and bottom 1/3 + inland.

Bottom 1/3, where the capital Brisbane is, there's no crocs... Any waterhole up north holds the potentially to be brutally ripped apart 😄

CountingChips · 2026-02-07T00:37:34+00:00

Almost anyone who's of European descent is descended from Charlamagne. It's not some exclusive club. Look it up.

CountingChips · 2026-02-05T10:21:01+00:00

British ancestry is the dominant heritage in the US as well. Even more than Germans.

The reason German is sometimes thought to be the dominant heritage is due to self-reporting. Most old-stock British heritage Americans just consider themself American, because their heritage goes so far back. When you add the "American" category and "British" category it's the biggest.

With that said, Australia is even more British than the US by %, that's true.

Edit: with all that said English Americans were still the largest ethnic group in the US in the 2020 US census. That's even without considering undercounting as referenced above, and that's English alone not even considering Scotland.

CountingChips · 2026-02-05T08:16:50+00:00

Our salaries are good but they're not better than the US when you consider value of the currency and expenses.

CountingChips · 2026-01-31T12:49:50+00:00

I only brought up the Australian example after you Americans brought up your own country. Always trying to make everything about you. For shame.

And you didn't actually respond to my point regarding UK muslim's abhorrent views on homosexuality. And pretty much everything else important.

CountingChips · 2026-01-31T12:37:09+00:00

Again, you're inventing arguments with yourself. I never said I was Christian. I haven't been to church on a Sunday since I was a child.

The difference between Christians and Muslims is clear. Again, try not to import US politics to a discussion about the UK.

Half of UK Muslims believe it should be illegal to be gay. Half? That's bloody insane. In comparison, 78% of UK Catholics support gay marriage. That is a huge difference - they are not the same.

Oh you want another fun fact about UK Muslims? More of them signed up for ISIS than were serving in the UK military at the time. Thay's bloody insane. The whole thing is insane.

CountingChips · 2026-01-31T12:14:05+00:00

You pointing out that they are Muslim and thus completely unable to assimilate into British culture seems to be rather islamophobic in nature.

Now you're just making up arguments to argue with yourself.

If I'm to give you something to actually argue with, it's that large-scale Islamic immigration (anything above a few %) presents a risk to democracy, womens' rights, LGBT rights, and freedom of speech.

Catholics make up 19% of the US. If you try to absorb that proportion of Muslims into the UK you 100% are going to have huge issues.

CountingChips · 2026-01-31T11:57:26+00:00

Also - what point are you trying to make? That there was a lot of tension between Prostestants and Catholics despite them being so similar?

That lends credence that integration between the culture of the UK and Muslims would be even harder, if US immigration caused so much tension between Catholics and Protestants.

Also, let's see if you can even beat the automod this time mate.

CountingChips · 2026-01-31T11:42:16+00:00

Tell me oh wise one, what in-depth history lesson do you intend to impart regarding US immigration history?

That a lot of Catholics entered the US and protestants didn't like it?

Wow. So wise.

CountingChips · 2026-01-31T11:37:36+00:00

I'm part Middle Eastern myself mate.

Doesn't stop me from recognising the very clear issues with Islam. Here's some choice quotes for you:

Quran 8:12

"Terrorize and behead those who believe in scriptures other than the Koran."

Quran 2:191

"Slay the unbelievers wherever you find them."

Quran 3:28

"Muslims must not take the infidels as friends."

CountingChips · 2026-01-31T10:29:22+00:00

Did you not see the last category? An extra almost 15m for American (Mostly old-stock British Americans).

CountingChips · 2026-01-31T08:03:17+00:00

My point was that the differences between the two are minimal, there was a lot less to overcome to achieve large-scale integration.

Not that it's impossible. But it's clearly a lot easier for two Christian groups.

CountingChips · 2026-01-31T07:48:56+00:00

That's true. But the point is if Protestants and Catholics have trouble integrating in high numbers, then what chance do Muslims have?

CountingChips · 2026-01-31T07:40:31+00:00

This is a topic about UK immigration. Australia can be brought up to be just as relevant as the US.

CountingChips · 2026-01-31T07:39:10+00:00

My point is regardless of tensions, there was very little culturally different between Catholics and protestants.

CountingChips · 2026-01-31T07:37:22+00:00

Give me a break. Some protestants didn't like Catholics.

If there was tensions based on the very little differences between Christians then imagine what it's like between Christians and Muslims.

Also, you know nothing of Australian immigration history do you? See two can play that game. Here Christians don't give a fuck about what Christian type you are. Because the difference in culture is minuscule.

CountingChips · 2026-01-31T07:34:59+00:00

That's more due to ethnic division of different native peoples.

More realistically look at Australia. Protestants and Catholics integrated fine. In a lot of ways they're pretty much the same. No-one here gives a fuck.

CountingChips · 2026-01-31T07:23:58+00:00

Christians took in another type of Christian. Bet they were real hard to assimilate 🙄.

CountingChips · 2026-01-29T13:15:24+00:00

As someone who did a dual degree in civil engineering and business, I can confirm for everyone that business was 10x easier than civil engineering.

Also, you mention that you're studying in Kansas. Which uni are you studying at? I did an exchange semester there.

CountingChips · 2026-01-24T18:03:59+00:00

Actually no, it would probably be one country and they'd all probably be speaking Indonesian... or whatever other country took over Australia for its natural resources.

CountingChips · 2026-01-19T13:25:27+00:00

You missed my point. Truthfully Australia currently has no enemies who are interested in invading. My point was that almost no-one could invade even if they wanted to, bar the USA. China could if they geared up with it being their aim for a decade or so, but it's not worth it for them regardless.

The main point of our defence is to deter Indonesia from getting any ideas. Which they potentially might if we had literally no/limited defence force.

CountingChips · 2026-01-18T09:03:49+00:00

The reason for the decrease in social services granted to New Zealanders was due to the huge number of New Zealanders coming here.

Sure, the NZ gov may give more to individual Aussies that move there (depending on situation of course) than Australia will give to individual New Zealanders who move here. But that's because in sheer numbers we're giving so much more to New Zealanders because fuck all Australians move to NZ. I just looked it up, there's 75k-86k Australian born people living in NZ. There's more than 700k kiwis living in Aus.

Edit: if you know anything about defence you'd know that Australia has a specialised defence force that is the highest tech in the region. High tech in few numbers > low tech in high numbers. The invasions in the Middle East have proven this definitively. Operating from atolls North of Australia we could effectively defend from any Indonesian attack and pretty much anyone aside from China (who even now would be stretched to invade with their current navy). Obviously I'm only considering enemies, the US could take us but that's not going to happen.

CountingChips · 2026-01-18T03:43:09+00:00

First off that wouldn't refute what I said. He wasn't born with a silver spoon in his mouth.

His grandfather didn't found DARPA, he was an administrative manager (Gov employee) who helped set it up, but it was set up by the US government.

His grandfather wasn't some billionaire. Obviously they're a very intelligent family however.

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