The Roman Empire

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Now here is a group of Politicians who thought that their way of life was a good one and if you didn't cut the mustard in their World then it was pretty much game over. Building apace, no worries about planning permission remember, plenty of land but if you run short there was plenty more to plunder. Lots of plebs to do hard graft and waiter services, poor service, no problem throw him/her to the lions. Debauchery, wine and drugs every day and night. Where Oh where did it all go so badly wrong, look at us now, like mice in a mouse wheel. I reckon that Italian P.M has the right idea.
Now you may ask what is the point of this drivel, I leave that to you.

[johnxjsc1985]

Did the italians (now Called) ever apologise for enslaving us Brits.

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johnxjsc1985 said:

Did the italians (now Called) ever apologise for enslaving us Brits.

Not in my time they haven't and its there that we hold the moral high ground, having apologised to half the bloody world, for us enslaving them. Jeeeez we have it so easy now with only a few trillion pounds debt to pay off, Aids, plundering of ever reducing World resources, Climate warming, and the extreme Rightwing views of a few P.H'ers. What can possibly go wrong

[powerstroke]

johnxjsc1985 said:

Did the italians (now Called) ever apologise for enslaving us Brits.

never mind that!!! what about sending us fiat stradas, tipos and the lancia beta the fastest rusting car in the world now that is a crime And in living memory

[johnxjsc1985]

Lambrini and Lambrusco!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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johnxjsc1985 said:

Lambrini and Lambrusco!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Italian hyper cars, oh those Italians know how to live, and their P.M. leads the way!

[johnxjsc1985]

Chest hair and medallions.lets invade the fkers.

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johnxjsc1985 said:

Chest hair and medallions.lets invade the fkers.

Into war we go then, oh hang on its just the two of us

Nah, that's a bad idea.

[ErnestM]

crankedup said:

Where Oh where did it all go so badly wrong

"Democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover they can vote themselves largess out of the public treasury." - Either the Scotsman Tytler or de Tocqueville. Not sure.

That is probably the closest to an answer.

Others say it because their wine goblets were made from lead.

[don4l]

crankedup said:

and the extreme Rightwing views of a few P.H'ers. What can possibly go wrong

Cameron, Brown and Blair have shifted the political scene so far to the left, that middle-of-the-people like me now appear to be extreme right wingers.

Don
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[FourWheelDrift]

johnxjsc1985 said:

Did the italians (now Called) ever apologise for enslaving us Brits.

Slavery existed before the Roman occupation of Britain and after. That same slave trade continued after the Romans arrived, Britains in the majority were not slaves to Rome.

I suppose they could still apologise though, I mean what did the Romans ever do for us?

Edited by FourWheelDrift on Friday 31st December 18:41

[Flintstone]

crankedup said:

johnxjsc1985 said:

Chest hair and medallions.lets invade the fkers.

Into war we go then, oh hang on its just the two of us

Nah, that's a bad idea.

You think the fact there are only two of you will make any difference? They'll capitulate quicker than you can say 'consegna!'*.

• Surrender, in Italian. Possibly.

[ExChrispy Porker]

FourWheelDrift said:

johnxjsc1985 said:

Did the italians (now Called) ever apologise for enslaving us Brits.

Slavery existed before the Roman occupation of Britain and after. That same slave trade continued after the Romans arrived, Britains in the majority were not slaves to Rome.

You could make precisely the same point re British involvement in the african slave trade.

[FourWheelDrift]

ExChrispy Porker said:

FourWheelDrift said:

johnxjsc1985 said:

Did the italians (now Called) ever apologise for enslaving us Brits.

Slavery existed before the Roman occupation of Britain and after. That same slave trade continued after the Romans arrived, Britains in the majority were not slaves to Rome.

You could make precisely the same point re British involvement in the african slave trade.

His point made it sound like everyone in Britain immediately became slaves under Roman rule, but very few were slaves, those that were already slaves. So they don't need to apologise and neither do we over Africa where slavery still exists.

[ExChrispy Porker]

FourWheelDrift said:

ExChrispy Porker said:

FourWheelDrift said:

johnxjsc1985 said:

Did the italians (now Called) ever apologise for enslaving us Brits.

Slavery existed before the Roman occupation of Britain and after. That same slave trade continued after the Romans arrived, Britains in the majority were not slaves to Rome.

You could make precisely the same point re British involvement in the african slave trade.

His point made it sound like everyone in Britain immediately became slaves under Roman rule, but very few were slaves, those that were already slaves. So they don't need to apologise and neither do we over Africa where slavery still exists.

Quite.
There are still a lot of hand wringing apologists about though!

[spikeyhead]

FourWheelDrift said:

I suppose they could still apologise though, I mean what did the Romans ever do for us?

Invoking that line on the interweb was banned under the Overuse Act (1993) and as amended (2002 [/Mornington Crescent]

[Derek Smith]

ExChrispy Porker said:

FourWheelDrift said:

ExChrispy Porker said:

FourWheelDrift said:

johnxjsc1985 said:

Did the italians (now Called) ever apologise for enslaving us Brits.

Slavery existed before the Roman occupation of Britain and after. That same slave trade continued after the Romans arrived, Britains in the majority were not slaves to Rome.

You could make precisely the same point re British involvement in the african slave trade.

His point made it sound like everyone in Britain immediately became slaves under Roman rule, but very few were slaves, those that were already slaves. So they don't need to apologise and neither do we over Africa where slavery still exists.

Quite.
There are still a lot of hand wringing apologists about though!

It was the Normans. All peasants were de facto slaves. All hereditary peers should apologise to us.

[dandarez]

We couldn't hold a candle to the Romans...

[catso]

Yes but, what did the Romans ever do for us?

[dandarez]

catso said:

Yes but, what did the Romans ever do for us?

...drive from London to Holyhead on the A5 trunk road. From the very beginning the road we know today as the A5 was a major thoroughfare: as Watling Street it was the Romans' main road to the northwestern edge of their Empire.