When was America Great?

[rainbow]

[pErvinalia]

For about 7 minutes in 1785..

[cronus]

Been some great people in history. Nations? Never met one so couldn't really tell you.

[Rum]

When it had a whole continent to rape, ruin, exploit and otherwise despoil. Admittedly anyone in the same position would have done the same.

In terms of rapid expansion, influence, increased wealth and such I always think of the period from about 1940 to 1975 or so.

[JimC]

When a man named Armstrong walked upon the moon...

[Strontium Dog]

When it was ruled by Great Britain, obviously.

[Svartalf]

which is never since , when the UK still had possessions in continental America, France and Spain had larger ones (except maybe the 1759-1776 period for France)

[rainbow]

When a man named Armstrong walked upon the moon...

OK so they gave us Jazz.

...which was by the way a cultural appropriation from Africa.

[cronus]

When a man named Armstrong walked upon the moon...

OK so they gave us Jazz.

...which was by the way a cultural appropriation from Africa.

Jazz was stolen by Africans from British missionaries, who still can't play a tune reliably more than one time.

[cronus]

Thinking about it. Jazz was probably a universal language before sheet music and recording studios. Flute music. Any tune will do.

[rainbow]

Jazz was stolen by Africans from British missionaries, who still can't play a tune reliably more than one time.

You are talking out of your bumhole.

[cronus]

Jazz was stolen by Africans from British missionaries, who still can't play a tune reliably more than one time.

You are talking out of your bumhole.

I might be. That's because I admire jazz and seek to culturally appropriate it (a lot). Unlike classical music I can't predict the next note, rather exciting. You take Wagner and I'll take Coltrane?

[Strontium Dog]

which is never since , when the UK still had possessions in continental America, France and Spain had larger ones (except maybe the 1759-1776 period for France)

Looks pretty extensive to me:



(EDIT: of course, the British controlled even more than this at various points eg Oregon, Washington and BC on the Pacific coast)

[Joe]

Don't know about great, but it was better when we thought like this.

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[laklak]

Don't know about great, but it was pretty nice a couple of weeks ago, before all this fucking rain.