Utopia Talk / Politics / Britian surrenders last African colony

Im better then you 2012 UP Football Champ	Sat Oct 05 11:08:04 yes here in 2024 finally agrees to give up it's colonial possession. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFf8R3o68sQ
earthpig GTFO HOer	Sat Oct 05 11:12:00 Here's a hipster podcast episode I listened to some time ago on when they displaced the natives: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efzS1Jc7TX0
Sam Adams Member	Sat Oct 05 12:13:06 Except the base. Which is all that matters.
murder Member	Sat Oct 05 19:28:36 Giving up control of those islands is a security threat for Diego Garcia. If the UK can't manage them, then the US should take them over.
Seb Member	Mon Oct 07 07:30:30 Earthpig: They aren't really natives tbh. They were shipped there 40 years before the UK took over by the French Empire. Murder: US signed up to to the deal. It's an example of the stupidity of this kind of thinking. If we had let the Chagosans settle one of the other Islands, granted them some kind of status, and crammed their mouths with gold, it would have severely blunted Mauritius' claim. US opposed that option in the 90s. Maintaining security of the US base is a lower priority for the UK than securing African support on a number of other issues. So if you want to invade Mauritius that's your business.
murder Member	Mon Oct 07 09:03:59 "So if you want to invade Mauritius that's your business." Not much need to invade. Just claim the islands and tell them to live with it. Although we could probably use another base in the Indian Ocean close to Africa.
Seb Member	Tue Oct 08 01:16:31 Whatever.
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