"We are a civilised country and always have been."

At what point did your nation become "civilised", dear Musket? I looked up a bit of your history and now I'm confused. Not to even mention the three Crusades which I consider a deplorable blot on anyone's history, since the 10th Century England has fought hundreds of wars of aggression, suffered about a dozen Civil Wars, conquered and subjugated numerous governments- the list goes on and on. In addition - although I know you have little liking for Charles Dickens - history tells us that England has killed many of its own people through pollution, starvation and brutality.

I am not confident that your nation has yet attained civilisation.

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