The problems of ex colonies.

On the 4^{th of} July one of our Ex-colonies celebrates the day they declared independence although Britain did not formally recognise independence until Sept 3, 1783.

 

We fought another war Often described as the "Second War of Independence," this conflict between the United States and Great Britain was driven by trade disputes, the impressment of American sailors, and tensions on the frontier with Canada.

The War of 1812 (1812–1815)

Often described as the "Second War of Independence," this conflict between the United States and Great Britain was driven by trade disputes, the impressment of American sailors, and tensions on the frontier.

Date	Event
June 18, 1812	Declaration of War: President James Madison signs the declaration of war against Great Britain.
Oct 13, 1812	Battle of Queenston Heights: A major British victory on the Canadian border; General Isaac Brock is killed.
April 27, 1813	Battle of York: American forces capture and burn York (modern-day Toronto), the capital of Upper Canada.
Sept 10, 1813	Battle of Lake Erie: Oliver Hazard Perry’s decisive naval victory secures American control of the lake.
Oct 5, 1813	Battle of the Thames: American victory resulting in the death of the Native American leader Tecumseh.
Aug 24, 1814	Burning of Washington: British troops occupy Washington, D.C. and burn the White House and the Capitol.
Sept 13, 1814	Battle of Baltimore: Inspired by the defence of Fort McHenry, Francis Scott Key writes "The Star-Spangled Banner."
Dec 24, 1814	Treaty of Ghent: Peace treaty signed in Belgium, restoring pre-war borders (status quo ante bellum).
Jan 8, 1815	Battle of New Orleans: Andrew Jackson wins a lopsided victory; the battle occurs after the treaty is signed but before news reaches America.

This Ex-colony then went on the fight a civil war based on the abolition of slavery and state rights. These issues of segregation were not resolved until 100 years later and the death of another president.

This ex-colony joined both the ist and second world wars late – the reasons were naturally self-interest, but they helped Russia win the 2^nd world war along with the western allies.

 

And so, to today, this once reliable ally is now implementing trades sanctions across the world, starting rather than helping stop wars, pointing fingers at its ally’s internal problems to divert attention from its own political problems, using the wealth of another ex-colonial to interfere with UK internal politics, the list goes on.

 

This is using my own cynicism to try to interpret the world as I see it through the world media which is also influenced by prejudices of its own?