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 Post subject: British Commonwealth of Nations
PostPosted: 09 Jan 2011 19:23 
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Kaje, I am posting this for you to have some sort of idea as to your ancestor's world.


The British Commonwealth of Nations


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The British Commonwealth of Nations was a collection of former colonies of the British Empire that had been granted or won their independance. India without the protection of it's former British masters was a ripe target for conquest.

After a close call with an aborted invasion attempt from it's neighbors the Indian Prime Minister called upon the support of fellow commonwealth countries to support each other, he was horrified when the British Government proposed to reconstitute the commonwealth along the lines of a federal government based on the United States of America.

Britain proposed to formly dissolve the remainder of it's Empire with each dependancy gaining it's independance following a set timetable, which would allow each country time to elect suitable canditates for self-government (suitable to the British Government that is) as long as they had the economic means to make independance work.

The former colonies were not required to join the commonwealth, although it was expected and history does not record any country refusing the honor. Britain's one stipulation was that the reigning monarch would become the head of the federal state, president of the super parliament. The other countries in the Empire and commonwealth jumped at this chance, Prime Minister Nehru a dedicated socialist had no choice but to go along, since all percieved it as his idea.

Each member country would continue it's own government, but would also contribute taxes, troops, and police to support the federal system. They would elect a representative to sit in the super parliament (as it became known).

It was decided that the Super Parliament would be based in Vancouver Canada, a more neutral location than Britain herself. Since most of the former colonies had little experience with self-government Britain and Canada offered to staff the super parliament from their own civil service, this was influential in making BCN policy very British or Canadian biased.

The federal government of the BCN was to be slightly different from that of the USA, or even the European Alliance, since the British Monarchy retained the presidency ad infinitum. There would be no Presidential elections, the general populace would instead elect a Commonwealth Member of Parliament (CMP) every 4 years.

Given that the British Monarch couldn't spend all of their time in Canada a ruling council was set up. Although any member nation was meant to be able to be elected to the council it usually fell to the most affulent nations.

Britain, Australia and Canada never failed to gain a seat on the ruling council. The council would then elect from amongst themselves a chairman who would be the Monarch's representative and was called 'The Chairman of the Ruling Council of the British Commonwealth of Nations', and not as they were sometimes referred to as the BCN Prime Minister.

The ruling council was made up of 7 seats and the chairman would serve for 4 years.

Since Great Britain was the dominant member nation, the BCN enjoyed a healthy alliance with the United States through the Anglo-American Defense Pact, which served both nations defenses up to the launching of the nukes in WW3.

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man, you gotta realise that thor and bos fell out of the patriot tree (like the ugly tree, but instills patriotism instead of ugly) and hit every branch on the way down.


"Gone now, dispersed by the brutal destruction of this one day, was the belief that the Darkman and his army of the dead were so superior as to be invincible. By attempting to destroy the morale of the Marines, the Darkman had restored it to full vigor. Dia De La Muerto had failed in its objectives."
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 Post subject: Re: British Commonwealth of Nations
PostPosted: 09 Jan 2011 19:25 
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Originally posted by Cillian.

Um, the commonwealth was a residue of colonisation. Speaking as an Irish guy, not a great chapter in Europe's history tbh.

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man, you gotta realise that thor and bos fell out of the patriot tree (like the ugly tree, but instills patriotism instead of ugly) and hit every branch on the way down.


"Gone now, dispersed by the brutal destruction of this one day, was the belief that the Darkman and his army of the dead were so superior as to be invincible. By attempting to destroy the morale of the Marines, the Darkman had restored it to full vigor. Dia De La Muerto had failed in its objectives."
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 Post subject: Re: British Commonwealth of Nations
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Þórgrímr wrote:
Originally posted by Cillian.

Um, the commonwealth was a residue of colonisation. Speaking as an Irish guy, not a great chapter in Europe's history tbh.


Originally posted by Scragg.

This is fiction.

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Benno the Mad Wrote:
man, you gotta realise that thor and bos fell out of the patriot tree (like the ugly tree, but instills patriotism instead of ugly) and hit every branch on the way down.


"Gone now, dispersed by the brutal destruction of this one day, was the belief that the Darkman and his army of the dead were so superior as to be invincible. By attempting to destroy the morale of the Marines, the Darkman had restored it to full vigor. Dia De La Muerto had failed in its objectives."
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 Post subject: Re: British Commonwealth of Nations
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Originally posted by Cillian.

With all due respect, the invasion of my country by a foreign empire, the British Empire, is far from a fiction.

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Benno the Mad Wrote:
man, you gotta realise that thor and bos fell out of the patriot tree (like the ugly tree, but instills patriotism instead of ugly) and hit every branch on the way down.


"Gone now, dispersed by the brutal destruction of this one day, was the belief that the Darkman and his army of the dead were so superior as to be invincible. By attempting to destroy the morale of the Marines, the Darkman had restored it to full vigor. Dia De La Muerto had failed in its objectives."
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 Post subject: Re: British Commonwealth of Nations
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Þórgrímr wrote:
Originally posted by Cillian.

Um, the commonwealth was a residue of colonisation. Speaking as an Irish guy, not a great chapter in Europe's history tbh.


Cillian, Kaje is correct. This is fiction.

So please keep any complaints about our history out of this forum.



Cheers, Thor

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Benno the Mad Wrote:
man, you gotta realise that thor and bos fell out of the patriot tree (like the ugly tree, but instills patriotism instead of ugly) and hit every branch on the way down.


"Gone now, dispersed by the brutal destruction of this one day, was the belief that the Darkman and his army of the dead were so superior as to be invincible. By attempting to destroy the morale of the Marines, the Darkman had restored it to full vigor. Dia De La Muerto had failed in its objectives."
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 Post subject: Re: British Commonwealth of Nations
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Originally posted by Cillian.

No worries Thor, I will indeed. I dislike politics.

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Benno the Mad Wrote:
man, you gotta realise that thor and bos fell out of the patriot tree (like the ugly tree, but instills patriotism instead of ugly) and hit every branch on the way down.


"Gone now, dispersed by the brutal destruction of this one day, was the belief that the Darkman and his army of the dead were so superior as to be invincible. By attempting to destroy the morale of the Marines, the Darkman had restored it to full vigor. Dia De La Muerto had failed in its objectives."
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Si vis pacem, para bellum
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 Post subject: Re: British Commonwealth of Nations
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Þórgrímr wrote:
Originally posted by Cillian.

No worries Thor, I will indeed. I dislike politics.


Thank you bud, I appreciate that. :bs



Cheers, Thor

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Benno the Mad Wrote:
man, you gotta realise that thor and bos fell out of the patriot tree (like the ugly tree, but instills patriotism instead of ugly) and hit every branch on the way down.


"Gone now, dispersed by the brutal destruction of this one day, was the belief that the Darkman and his army of the dead were so superior as to be invincible. By attempting to destroy the morale of the Marines, the Darkman had restored it to full vigor. Dia De La Muerto had failed in its objectives."
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 Post subject: Re: British Commonwealth of Nations
PostPosted: 09 Jan 2011 19:29 
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Þórgrímr wrote:
Þórgrímr wrote:
Originally posted by Cillian.

No worries Thor, I will indeed. I dislike politics.


Thank you bud, I appreciate that. :bs



Cheers, Thor


Originally posted by Scragg.

I'm not Kaje :gl

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Benno the Mad Wrote:
man, you gotta realise that thor and bos fell out of the patriot tree (like the ugly tree, but instills patriotism instead of ugly) and hit every branch on the way down.


"Gone now, dispersed by the brutal destruction of this one day, was the belief that the Darkman and his army of the dead were so superior as to be invincible. By attempting to destroy the morale of the Marines, the Darkman had restored it to full vigor. Dia De La Muerto had failed in its objectives."
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Si vis pacem, para bellum
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Gunny's color #FF2400


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 Post subject: Re: British Commonwealth of Nations
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Feere, sorry bud. I just assumed it was Kaje who had responded. :ad

Cillian, check out the timeline I just posted to see where Ireland ended up in this worldline. :w



Cheers, Thor

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Benno the Mad Wrote:
man, you gotta realise that thor and bos fell out of the patriot tree (like the ugly tree, but instills patriotism instead of ugly) and hit every branch on the way down.


"Gone now, dispersed by the brutal destruction of this one day, was the belief that the Darkman and his army of the dead were so superior as to be invincible. By attempting to destroy the morale of the Marines, the Darkman had restored it to full vigor. Dia De La Muerto had failed in its objectives."
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Si vis pacem, para bellum
If you want peace, prepare for war

Gunny's color #FF2400


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 Post subject: Re: British Commonwealth of Nations
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Originally posted b y Kaje.

Sorry Cillian, but I agree with what's been said. It's fiction - look at all the books, films, radio shows etc. in history that have changed timelines and offered alternate realities. Look at the films that have destroyed London, had the President of the USA as the WORLD's leader, the films glorifying World War Two.

It's nothing to be worried, concerned, offended, angry about - it's just creative licence.

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Benno the Mad Wrote:
man, you gotta realise that thor and bos fell out of the patriot tree (like the ugly tree, but instills patriotism instead of ugly) and hit every branch on the way down.


"Gone now, dispersed by the brutal destruction of this one day, was the belief that the Darkman and his army of the dead were so superior as to be invincible. By attempting to destroy the morale of the Marines, the Darkman had restored it to full vigor. Dia De La Muerto had failed in its objectives."
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Si vis pacem, para bellum
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 Post subject: Re: British Commonwealth of Nations
PostPosted: 09 Jan 2011 19:31 
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Originally posted by Cillian.

Honestly lads, don't worry about it. A case of crossed wires on my part!

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Benno the Mad Wrote:
man, you gotta realise that thor and bos fell out of the patriot tree (like the ugly tree, but instills patriotism instead of ugly) and hit every branch on the way down.


"Gone now, dispersed by the brutal destruction of this one day, was the belief that the Darkman and his army of the dead were so superior as to be invincible. By attempting to destroy the morale of the Marines, the Darkman had restored it to full vigor. Dia De La Muerto had failed in its objectives."
The Gunny: Stand of the 300

Si vis pacem, para bellum
If you want peace, prepare for war

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