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"You might be thinking of the British overseas territory" Not just them, but I'll leave it at that. Some years ago when the United Nations started critiquing
by nephihaha 8mo ago
"You might be thinking of the British overseas territory"
Not just them, but I'll leave it at that.
Some years ago when the United Nations started critiquing colonies, the British overseas ones were rebranded as "territories" and "dependencies." (The French still have overseas colonies, the so called DOM-TOMs, and also some nearer to home.)
Some of these overseas ones like Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands have overwhelming support for British rule thanks to an aggressive neighbour. Some of these remaining colonies have active independence movements with varying support.
- williamdclt 8mo ago> the so called DOM-TOMs Fun fact: they've not been called that in 23y, they're DROM-COM
- nephihaha 8mo agoRebranding doesn't change what they are. Tahiti, New Caledonia and maybe even Corsica (depending on who you speak to) are all treated like colonies.
- stackghost 8mo ago>Not just them, but I'll leave it at that. Okay then if you're just going to be cute and nonspecific there's no point in continuing this discussion. I'm not interested in trying to decipher vague insinuations.
- nephihaha 8mo agoI don't think you'd like the answer. Not all of its colonies were vast distances away. "Crown dependencies" are one phrase used to rebrand British colonies but there are other ones.