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    These days, knighthoods are given to criminals...

    These days, knighthoods are given to criminals such as Tony Blair, who was recently admitted to the Order of the Garter, simply for being a former prime minister. I think it's fair to say that the...
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    If that's what the article says, it's wrong....

    If that's what the article says, it's wrong. Women can be members of the Order of the Garter, known as Ladies Companion, with the title of Dame.
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  3. Poll: I don't know which ones are easier, but when...

    I don't know which ones are easier, but when schools in the UK teach a second language, they teach French first.
  4. Poll: If they have no familiarity with them, an English...

    If they have no familiarity with them, an English speaker would find it impossible to understand either German or French, when spoken, with the exception of a small number of phrases and words....
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    Women can't be knights. Instead, they are dames....

    Women can't be knights. Instead, they are dames. For example, the actress, Dame Judi Dench.
  6. Poll: Very large numbers of French loanwords entered...

    Very large numbers of French loanwords entered English, but its grammar and syntax remain Germanic, though there is some dispute as to whether it should be classified as North Germanic or West...
  7. California mandates breast amputation for nonconforming girls

    https://wng.org/roundups/state-mandates-payment-for-childrens-breast-removal-1617220421

    "Two girls ages 13 and 14 had the same surgery as part of a 2018 federally funded study at Children’s...
  8. No, I'm genuinely interested in how anyone could...

    No, I'm genuinely interested in how anyone could claim such a thing.
  9. In what way?

    In what way?
  10. That's a strange thing to say. I'm a Pagan, and...

    That's a strange thing to say. I'm a Pagan, and don't even believe in Satan or any other Christian deity.
  11. I'm not suggesting giving it back to the Germans,...

    I'm not suggesting giving it back to the Germans, who lost it quite fairly as a result of losing WW2. We could make it into a NATO condominium, mainly for military exercises and installations.
  12. Should NATO retake Kaliningrad (Königsberg)?

    Surrounded by NATO countries, the Russian detached territory of Kaliningrad is a serious anomaly. Formerly the northern half of East Prussia, it had been German for hundreds of years. Now that Russia...
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    To gain more influence in the EU the UK would...

    To gain more influence in the EU the UK would have had to accept the Euro, Schengen, etc. This would have been political suicide for any government, though I'm sure that Tony Blair, for example,...
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    We ignore their opinions, though, unless they...

    We ignore their opinions, though, unless they learn English.
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    You use our language, so you start thinking like...

    You use our language, so you start thinking like us. It's inevitable.
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    The Germans and French would not have allowed...

    The Germans and French would not have allowed that, since the EU was set up to benefit them. The UK only had an influence when those two disagreed, and both needed our support. Needless to say, this...
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    Whilst that is mostly true, two world wars will...

    Whilst that is mostly true, two world wars will tend to dampen such feelings of closeness.
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    Rather a puppet of the USA, a former colony, than...

    Rather a puppet of the USA, a former colony, than of Europe, if those are the only two choices.
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    At least they got us out of the EU, though. None...

    At least they got us out of the EU, though. None of the others would have.
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    It's not happening because of the duplicity of...

    It's not happening because of the duplicity of those in charge. Outside the EU we have the right to control our own borders, but the government is choosing not to. And the term "sunlit uplands" is...
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    Again, that's the fault of those running the...

    Again, that's the fault of those running the country, not of Brexit. Brexit allows us to control our borders, should we want to.
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    The Victorian era was certainly interesting, but...

    The Victorian era was certainly interesting, but is often misunderstood, I think.
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    No one has claimed that the English speaking...

    No one has claimed that the English speaking world is perfect. It is, however, remarkably more successful than any other grouping.
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