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Canada is no longer part of the British Empire. Neither is the US, since the end of the War of Independence. That’s what independence means.
Then why on earth does Canada still put British monarchs on their money? Follow up question, why doesn't the US do it?
The sun does not set on the French Empire is still alive with french Guyanna in South America, Mayotte and la Réunion in Africa and New Caledonia and French Polynesia in Pacific Ocean.
The indigenous people of New Caledonia are currently in a deep battle (politically) with the French colonialists for the governance of the lands https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_New_Caledonia_unrest
This is also a vote where people who had recently moved (e.g. in the last 30 years) to New Caledonia were ineligible to vote (including people born on New Caledonia if their parents couldn't vote). If Quebec had had similar restrictions on the franchise, they would have easily become independent from Canada.
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This happened to Yugoslavia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/.yu
exactly, this is happen to "old days" of internet and they need years to get rid of that I cant imagine nation have enough power that can keep these thing for years just for historical standpoint
.su is one such domain. The Soviet Union of course no longer exists, but .su continues on. ICANN has told Russia they want to phase it out by 2030 (after Russia more or less refused to shut it down in the 90s), but who knows if that will happen.
.su even still accepts new domain registrations!
I think you can predict the average kind of people who wants a .su domain, though...
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Oh, my bad, I am supposed to mention every example that ever occurred on the face of the planet.. Instead of just showing the (relevant) example that should be watched to see if the sun is setting on the French Empire. I mean, if you were seriously just enumerating examples you would have included more than 1... right?
If you meant the general point that some territories are disputed or revolutions can happen, you could have said them as such. It's pretty clear from your replies that you have an agenda in regard to this specific claim.
You literally complained that I had only given one example and then did the exact same thing yourself.
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Does their king have any more hard powers in Canada or Australia than, say, Taylor Swift or some other rich celebrity?
If by 'their king', you mean 'the king of England'. No, the king of England holds no power in Canada or Australia. However, the king of Canada holds limited power in Canada, and happens to be the same person as the king of England, and it's expected that that will continue as all countries that share that monarch have agreed to the same rules of succession. Constitutionally, the king of Canada is the commander in chi…
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To be satisfyingly pedantic, my King isn’t the same King. Mine is the King of Canada. It just happens to be the same person as the King of England and the King of Australia ;)
If it walks like King Charles, and quacks like King Charles, then it must be...
As an outsider I consider Canada and Australia - British Empire. Hard to think otherwise as they have the same king.
We do not have the same king. The King of Great Brittan is not the King of Canada, they just happen to be the same person. Is the US also part of the British Empire?
That being said, I don't think the sun can ever set on the British Empire, because the empire shifted to a financial once as opposed to one based on the idea of controlling physical land. You'd have to take out its entire financial/banking network spread out across the world for the sun to "set" on it.
I’ve been really sad getting older and having so much more context on Britain. My family weirdly had access to all of British TV in US growing up and they had fantastic programs. Now, I feel they are a joke. They seem like a strong example of what absolutely not to do. Their cultural exports have sunk. The arrested citizens for social media posts seems draconian. The economy barely hanging on. I understand the Media…
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