Stavanger Bill,

Its clear you're gonna be loyal to the empire, no matter what.

British "possessions"? Beyond the arrogance of such quaint colonial language usage, there is the plain ole everyday arrogance of the claim that countries think the being a British colony was soooo good, they're begging to be one, whether the empire is crumbling or not.

Sheesh. And haven't we heard it all, now?