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Chapter 2037: The Sun Never Sets, No One Pays Attention to It (Please give me a monthly ticket!! Ple

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London was bombed again.

But...it seems like there is not much attention.

To be honest, the British are very arrogant. They like to emphasize that London is the world's financial center... No one can deny this. But that was a long time ago. The world's financial center has long since moved to New York.

The British actually have a very twisted view of the United States. On the one hand, the British are more gentlemanly (more fond of pretending) and cannot stand the American people's freedom and laxity; on the other hand, they are eager to follow the United States to gain benefits and look down on other European countries (such as Brexit, such as their refusal to abolish the pound and change to the euro). In fact, although the UK can only rely on its old capital, its aristocratic mentality has not changed. It is like a declining aristocrat treating a nouveau riche, looking down on him but still bowing and scraping for the sake of interests.

As an old capitalist country, Britain has not been the big brother in the arena for many years. After World War II, Britain seemed to be declining and low-key day by day, and was replaced by the global hegemony of the United States. World War II created a good opportunity for the rise of the United States. When the Eurasian continent was in chaos, the United States was leisurely. If it were not for the brainless Japanese attack on the United States at Pearl Harbor, the United States would have been a bystander in this world war and made a lot of money. After World War II, the Soviet Union rose together with the United States. The two superpowers engaged in a military competition for world hegemony, and in order to fight against the restless Soviet Union, Britain had to lower its proud head and bow to its former younger brother, the United States. Although Britain was once a famous empire on which the sun never sets, with colonies all over the world, and even the United States was once one of Britain's colonies, this bandit-like colonial culture could only maintain the temporary prestige of the British Empire. Britain is not very popular in the world. Relying on its powerful ships and guns, the British Empire was once glorious. But after World War II, Britain knew that its era was over and simply gave up its dominant position. This was a very smart decision. After all, it was too arrogant in the past and it was hard to guarantee that it would not be beaten now. But by finding a big brother to protect it and establishing a new world order, other countries would not dare to settle accounts with it. Britain's calculations were working well.

The world situation after World War II was no longer under the control of Britain. Not to mention that Britain's performance in the early stage of World War II was quite bad, even in European countries, there were many people who hated Britain. European countries had been fighting each other for hundreds of years, and the hatred had long been engraved in their hearts. At this time, they urgently needed a big brother to help mediate. The United States would naturally not give up this opportunity to establish its hegemony in the world and charge forward. But the British still hated Americans very much in their hearts, always thinking that Americans were evil slaves who occupied their masters' property. This mentality has always been lingering. After all, the United States was just a colony established by a group of British wanderers. It was difficult to get used to suddenly turning over and becoming their big brother. This "big brother empire" thought made the relationship between Britain and the United States more like "plastic sisters", with warmth on the surface, but actually stabbing each other. In order to gain independence, the United States fought a bloody battle with the British. The eight-year war of independence added 20 widows to the North American continent. During the Second War of Independence, the capital of the United States was captured by the British Canadian colonies, and even the White House was burned clean. This blood debt was all recorded on the head of Britain. Over the past few decades, the United States has often made things difficult for Britain, and Britain has not been outdone. Its outwardly friendly attitude has made the United States very angry. Especially in recent years, Britain has constantly "turned against" the United States and publicly broke with it many times.

For example, in March 2015, the United Kingdom applied to join the AIIB, and the United States was dumbfounded. The United Kingdom, which had been spitting and firmly defending the interests of NATO, turned around and embraced others. The United States was very angry about this, so it did not discuss this matter with the United States. However, a few years later, the United Kingdom staged a "Brexit" farce for the United States. The United States's little heart really couldn't stand it. The former ally not only stabbed the United States in the back, but also led other brothers to rebel together, which made the United States feel more and more pressured. Since then, the United States has been in a sulky state with the United Kingdom. What the United Kingdom has done has made the United States feel more and more that Europe is out of its control. Today's Britain can leave the European Union freely, so will other countries follow suit and leave NATO tomorrow? Compared with the hundreds of years ago when they fought against each other, today's economic war is even more difficult for the United States to predict.

However, Britain also knows that its own strength has been greatly weakened. Although the death of the Queen once again demonstrated the remaining power of the British Empire, most of it has become a formality. Britain really has no sense of security. It fought to the death with the Soviet Union, and after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, it had to fight to the death with Russia. This made Britain feel tremendous pressure. Russia flirted with other European countries every day, and Britain felt like a thorn in its side. The feud between the two countries might not be resolved for a while, and Britain could only choose to ally with the United States. This also forced Britain to succumb to the United States, just like a young wife who had just married into the house. If she was wronged, she could make a fuss, but she had to swallow her anger.

It is because of this kind of disgusting mentality that one has to compromise.

The British have never admitted that the British Empire has declined... They still insist that London is the world's financial center.

This statement is not wrong, but it is just missing a qualifier, that is, 'London is one of the world's financial centers! '

This one is very important.

As one of the world's most famous international financial centers, London has a long history and profound financial heritage. It is not only the currency center of Europe, but also plays an important role in the field of long-term credit. The London securities market is active and has a huge impact on the stock market of continental Europe. Today, London occupies a leading position in the world in traditional international financial fields such as capital transactions, foreign exchange trading, and bank loans. It is also one of the markets that can best adapt to changes in financial securities. In addition, as one of the most important financial centers in the world, London has the world's largest foreign exchange market and the largest stock market in Europe. Its financial strength and extensive international influence make it second after New York in the Global Financial Center Index report.

Well, second.

The British naturally resisted this.

But there's no way this is the truth.

Few people in the world care about number two.

So the London bombing really didn't get much attention.

Are you kidding me, there are so many big things happening in the world every day now, London? Who the hell cares?

Don’t mention it, now Daiying’s importance in the world is just that.

You know, when the United States was number one in the world, Britain was an important tool for the United States to reach Europe, so of course its position was very important.

Before the "Great Disaster" came, it is no exaggeration to say that if it were not for Britain, the United States would not be able to control Europe. Because both Germany and France are powerful countries on the European continent, and they do not want other major powers to interfere in Europe. So as long as Germany and France unite with small European countries, the United States will not be able to control Europe and gain world hegemony. And it is precisely because of Britain's active surrender after World War II that Britain has become the key to the United States' control of Europe. With the support of Britain, the United States successfully controls small European countries. According to Britain's continental balance of power thinking and the tradition of stirring up trouble, it has continuously united Germany to deal with France, creating contradictions and problems within Europe, causing Europe to fight each other, just allowing the United States to smoothly enter Europe and control Europe. So Britain is the cornerstone of American hegemony and the foundation for the United States to control Europe. It is very important to the United States, especially the Commonwealth countries dominated by the British Empire, which are the popular supporters of American hegemony, which is even more important. This is also why the United States trusts and supports Britain so much and relies on Britain so much.

But the problem is that after the catastrophe, the United States retreated across the board...the good days of the British were over.

I can only say that the British have committed too many sins. There is no country in the world that has no grudges against Britain. Many people call Britain the "European shit-trigger". In fact, this is very inaccurate, because as a former world empire, Britain's "shit-triggering" has never been limited to Europe. It is a veritable "international shit-trigger". In addition to the villain mentality of not looking down on European unification for thousands of years, Britain has also planted mines all over the world. This "divide and disintegrate" routine has been played very well, and countless MMPs have echoed in these countries and regions. For example, the India-Pakistan confrontation caused by the partition of India and Pakistan, the Sino-Indian dispute caused by the McMahon Line issue, the hostility between Pakistan and Afghanistan caused by the Pashtunistan issue, the dissatisfaction of Iraq caused by the independence of Kuwait, and the chaos in the Middle East caused by the establishment of Israel.

For the UK, "stirring up shit" is no longer a simple diplomatic strategy, but an attitude, a way of life, and a habit that makes one feel uncomfortable if they don't stir up shit for a day. Many people are puzzled. Is this the British "aristocratic spirit" that many people worship? Why do these "aristocrats" have special hobbies that are more fanatical than flies?

Actually there is a reason for this.

Although the natural environment of the island country has not brought absolute security to Britain in history, for example, Britain was invaded by the Roman Legion, the Germans, the Danes and the French in history, but since the formation of modern Britain, the island environment has helped Britain avoid European catastrophes again and again. For example, the Napoleon Empire and Nazi Germany, which were once at their peak in history, had to give up their dream of conquering Britain because they could never cross the shallow English Channel. However, while the island country restricted the conquerors of the European continent, it also restricted the pace of Britain's expansion on the European continent. At the same time, the compact area of ​​the island country also set an insurmountable ceiling for the expansion of Britain's national strength, even though Britain merged with Ireland in 1801. This is a veritable disaster for Britain. Although Britain occupies a vast colony of more than 3300 million square kilometers in the world, except for strongholds such as Gibraltar, the remaining vast colonies can hardly provide strong support for Britain to dominate Europe. So at this time, although Britain relied on its vast colonies to ascend to the position of a superpower, it was still unable to "conquer" the European continent and become the real ruler of the European continent. Faced with the equally powerful colonial empire of France, the ambitious Germany that came later, and the aging but not dead Russia, Britain, as a maritime power, felt deeply helpless on the European continent. So for the safety of the British Isles, what Britain can do is to balance the countries as much as possible, strictly follow the principle of "the stronger one gets beaten", use the "offshore balancer" to maintain the balance of power on the European continent, let the European countries fall into the "crab theory" and cannot extricate themselves, and Britain will naturally turn danger into safety.

But the First World War was inevitably a failure. Due to the unprecedented casualties, Britain almost lost all the assets of the British Empire, including domestic elites, creditor status, and colonies on which it depended for survival. The damage caused by the First World War also led Britain to take the detour of "appeasement policy" before the Second World War, which once again led to Britain's defeat. Except for its status as a victorious country, Britain almost returned to the pre-liberation era overnight in the Second World War, and completely fell from the British Empire to a second-rate power.

Unfortunately, Britain, which is used to "being the boss in the old days", has accepted the reality that Britain has been beaten back to its original form, but it cannot change its nature of being a "shit stirrer". Of course, Britain's "nature is hard to change", in addition to being unable to accept the situation where Britain and France become the leaders of the European Union, the more important reason is that after World War II, Britain began to rely on the power of the United States to bully others, and the United States, in order to completely control Europe, also needs Britain to jump up and down.

As the former empire on which the sun never sets, Britain has seized a larger area of ​​colonies than other colonial empires, which is more than 110 times the area of ​​the British mainland. Compared with colonial empires such as Tsarist Russia, Britain's colonies are not only far away from the mainland, but most of them are located in low- and medium-latitude areas, which can support more people due to their superior climatic conditions. Given the small size of the British mainland and the limited population it can support, it is theoretically impossible for Britain to consolidate its rule over the colonies by implementing the barbaric "racial blood transfusion" like Tsarist Russia. After all, even if the colonial population is killed, the British mainland population is not enough to fill the gap. Therefore, in order to maintain and consolidate colonies thousands of miles away, Britain, which infiltrated through trade in the early stage, must use and provoke local conflicts and implement the strategy of "divide and rule" when the population is seriously insufficient. Take India as an example. After replacing the East India Company as the master of India, the British government wooed the Indian princely states and granted them a high degree of autonomy, making the princely states the henchmen of the British colonists. During the British colonization of India, with the deepening of modern civilization such as education, Indian elites gradually developed national consciousness and formed the Indian National Congress, which was mainly composed of Hindus and aimed at fighting for Indian independence. Faced with the situation of "unintentional planting of willows and willows growing into shades", Britain began to support the Muslim League, which was mainly composed of Islam, and a huge split began to appear within British India.

After the end of World War II, when it was difficult to continue to maintain its rule over India, Britain proposed the "Mountbatten Plan" in 1947 and became the referee between India and Pakistan, which eventually made the two sides into sworn enemies. Compared with colonial empires such as France that held on to their colonies tightly and refused to let go, Britain seemed to be more "easy to take and put down" because of its relatively low cost of rule. Moreover, the relatively clever "retreat to advance" strategy also enabled Britain to maintain the influence of the British Empire for a longer period of time.

This creates a special kind of path dependence.

Then they became hated by everyone.

Especially after their American father stopped caring about them...they completely headed crazy towards becoming a third world country!