Utopia Talk / Politics / Britian surrenders last African colony

Im better then you rank	Sat Oct 05 18:08:04 2024 yes here in 2024 finally agrees to give up it's colonial possession. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFf8R3o68sQ
earthpig rank	Sat Oct 05 18:12:00 2024 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 rank	Sat Oct 05 19:13:06 2024 Except the base. Which is all that matters.
murder rank	Sun Oct 06 02:28:36 2024 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 rank	Mon Oct 07 14:30:30 2024 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 rank	Mon Oct 07 16:03:59 2024 "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 rank	Tue Oct 08 08:16:31 2024 Whatever.
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