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2026-05-13 19:23 UTC
@gatesvp@mstdn.ca Yep, two generations.
It took about two generations from 1945 and VE day to the UK finally lowering the flag and withdrawing from Hong Kong (1997), conceding that the British Empire was over.
As late as 1982 (Falklands conflict) the UK still had a collective delusion of being competent at global force projection. (The Falklands victory was *much* closer to being an abject defeat than anyone in the UK is happy to admit. And it was the last spasm of autonomous military competence.)
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@thias@mastodon.social 2026-05-13 21:07
@cstross@wandering.shop @gatesvp@mstdn.ca the UK did not have to wrestle with climate change. I wonder how many cities the US will have lost in two generations, New Orleans is beyond salvage, and without FEMA or a working gouvernement, Florida won’t last that long. New York can barely fix a tunnel.