How Many Canadians have Valiantly Died for England

The King wears some medals and the Prime Ministers is afraid of offending the US #\im so so bored with the USA the clash.

I think her Queen Elizabeth is rolling over in her grave.

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Richard65 · M

For Churchill, WW2 wasn't just a fight to defeat Fascism, it was to protect what was left of the British Empire (he said as much when he wrote the Empire would not fall under his watch). So, brave Canadians did die for Britain, but it was a specific aspect of colonial Britain they unwittingly died for. The Empire did fade eventually, with countries being granted independence. But in the subjective view of Britain's wartime leaders, the Allied armies died to protect the remnants of the British Empire.

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jefferson

@Richard65 of course he protected the empire, protectionof the empire wenton before and after the war,

Richard65 · M

@jefferson it isn't a conspiracy. It's just history. How is that a conspiracy? If Canadians died fighting for the Allies in WW2, then they died fighting to preserve the British Empire. It's just a fact.

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tenente · 36-40, M

American here.

The King wears some medals

Quietly signalling support through symbolic gestures is peak Queen Elizabeth II. Not bombastic statements and clickable headlines. Monarchy isnt popular, but with my country charging towards imperialism and threatening allies, King Charles III acted the big domino reaching out to PM Carney with congratulations and all the NATO countries following his example was a very powerful demonstration of global unity with Canada.

JimboSaturn · 56-60, M

@tenente The Queen wore a snowflake broach give to her by Canada when she met Trump. The snowflake was a taunt to the extreme right referring to the "snowflake" insult and also represented Canada.

I know the monarchy cannot be overtly political but the situation with Trump's second term is very different than the first; he is litterally threatening our soveirnty .

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@tenente Well, when he was Prince Charles, the king was in the Royal Navy, reaching I think the rank of Lieutenant.

ArishMell · 70-79, M

None for England alone, nor for the United Kingdom, but many for things greater than single countries alone.

And with Britons, Americans and other nationalities alongside them.

JimboSaturn · 56-60, M

@ArishMell We did do it for Britain and the Empire. Canadians considered themselves loyal to the Crown and were proud to fight for England. We were also in Afganistan with Britain. Canada has always defended England, it would have been nice for a more firm stance with us against Trump. I don't think that some words of solidarity is too much to ask when we always fight and die when Britains asks.

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@JimboSaturn I think the solidarity is there but kept at low key to avoid the risk of international slanging-matches that would help no-one. It's better for politicians to keep quiet and let the half-dozen or so running the Washington Circus show themselves up publicly as at least remarkably naive.

jefferson

45,000. and canada is in the commonwealth and so would be protected by uk and its other commonwealth allies if the usa invaded canada

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