There are so many things here to respond to (like how does Reign of Terror = glory), but I will just say this: socialism is not sustainable. It depends on taking wealth from people. Either 1) those p… (View Post)

English drifted wildly after 1066, so often you could get the spelling from Yorkshire and the pronunciation from, say, Norfolk. For example: the chough ploughed through the thoroughly rough cough at … (View Post)

The closest I can think of off the top of my head: the Dutch at the peak of theirctrading empire; Hong Kong between 1945 and 1999; Iceland before being subject to the Danish/Norwegian crowns; Quebec … (View Post)

Because they think it makes them sound impotent. Sorry, important. (View Post)

It's spelled "charname" but it's pronounced "throatwarbler mangrove". (View Post)