>>The world is a totally different place at present.
>>Empires are no longer justifiable. The main function
>>of the empire was to one, secure trading world wide,
>>and two, secure land from being claimed by the
>>European powers. Ie make money and prevent others from
>>making money. Direct control of entire peoples was and
>>is an increadibly expensive task. To put it frankly
>>there is no way the Empire could ever be reinstated
>>unless there were private companies that had the
>>governments blessing to go into a country and exploit
>>the population for financial gain.
>>
>>I amy be classed as a cynic here, but why would people
>>want their taxes to go towards what is now considererd
>>foreign teritories in what is now considered no longer
>>the British Givernments problem. These countries
>>wanted independence, they got it. Do you think they
>>will now say, oh ok come in and take control of the
>>situation, and while your there divert 2/3 of our
>>nations capital to London?
>>
>>Im not opposing the Empires reputation, but this is
>>the very basis of it, making money. Such an organised
>>empire is no longer a viable option. imagine the
>>outrage. If its bad enough for America to try and
>>enforce democracy onto a few mile eastern countries,
>>what do you think the world opinion would be to a
>>little country trying to reclaim its former glory?
>
>Th terminology EMPIRE is an old one, and has a more
>negative public perception today, therefore one will
>find that it is only used in a negative or sarcastic
>manner. But the process of empire building is and
>always will be constant, the processes, mechanics and
>terminology of empire and empire building will change
>to suit the times. America has been economically
>building her empire since the prior to the demise of
>the British Empire, this process has avoided the need
>to become involved (until recently) with populations,
>purely focusing on economic and trade gain, funding
>other countries and armies to do the destabilisation
>work required to exploit any given country. The EU
>with its roots more firmly in socialist realms
>operates a more regional form of empire building,
>bullying many already unstable countries in the region
>to adhere to their doctrine and then sign away power,
>which has in all EU counrties raised the price of
>living and effectively made the countries involved
>weaker and less flexible economically.
>
>Although this paints a particularly negative light in
>relation to empire building, what once was in the form
>of the British Empire has clearly left a positive
>legacy in most of its colonies, rather than a
>re-unification of the empire a further stabilisation
>and unification of the commonwealth, restoring values
>and standards that enable stability, order and
>progress to be developed. DECENTRALISATION RECEDES
>DEVELOPMENT, UNIFICATION PROGRESSES DEVELOPMENT, yet
>this should be a multi directional coaching role and
>exchange of ideas, searching for smarter ways of
>working, looking beyond cultural differences to
>establish best practice, not a dictat!
>I'm Australian and i feel a lot better that we are not being Policed around by the British.The majority of Australians like Australia just the way it is.Australian!
