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The point is that we all know the UK has a decent, modern armed forces. If you claimed "They swear alleigance to the Queen, ergo they're backwards!" people woul
by rmc 13y ago
The point is that we all know the UK has a decent, modern armed forces. If you claimed "They swear alleigance to the Queen, ergo they're backwards!" people wouldn't take it seriously. But people are claiming that about China. Should we ignore those complaints, like we'd ignore them about the UK?
- argumentum 13y agoThat's a dumb point. Neither should be ignored. There are two nation-states I am somewhat attached too: the United States (myself) and the Republic of India (through my parents). Both of these countries would not exist if their founders "ignored" the obvious political backwardness of the British.
- rmc 13y agoOh I believe a monarchy is backwards. I'm not saying we should ignore it, in general. But when it comes to judging military strength, whether you swear an oath to a party, or a queen, doesn't make your army inherently weaker or stronger.