Why is the Commonwealth Expanding?

[@patrickstuart3497]

When the business is closed but the group chat still going

[@RapinatorOhYeah]

Or when the classes graduates but the group chat is still active

[@yousoufkirkwood6289]

@@RapinatorOhYeah better.

[@joshuakampamba9061]

You are very silly 😂

[@harrisonjohnfamecrate]

@@joshuakampamba9061more like when the ransom is paid but you have Stockholm syndrome

[@tysonschroder9849]

Hay bro new zealand became a dominion in 1907..so before south africa. Clearly forgot about us. Don't worry most maps do

[@xvct2661]

Algeria wanting to join the commonwealth as a final gotcha against France is pretty funny

[@Hollows1997]

Exactly my thoughts.

[@himaro101]

And so, the unofficial British foreign policy of messing with the French continues to this day

[@AdamTheMan1993]

More like a middle finger to the French which Togo and Gabon did exactly that

[@awellculturedmanofanime1246]

Especially considering the shi the British also did in africa nearby

[@AdamTheMan1993]

@@awellculturedmanofanime1246 You mean like what China and Russia are doing in Africa right now without you knowing?

[@mildlydispleased3221]

A lot of the African countries that have joined did to to break ties from the French. Rwanda has undergone a massive anglicisation because the ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front (FPR) was exiled in Uganda after the country's independence. The FPR invaded to stop the genocide and has since sought to replace the French language in schools, on road signs and within government. Partially because they saw the French as partially responsible for the genocide as they fled the country during its time of need, and because they wanted to shed their old colonial language imposed by the Belgians, but also because the largely Tutsi minority FPR ruling class which had picked up English while in exile wanted to ensure the French-speaking Hutu majority groups that had ruled the country in the lead-up to the genocide were put at a disadvantage. Gabon and Algeria have also had very public falling-outs with the French as well.

[@Olonne85]

It's no longer true. While you're right that for a while Rwanda tried to distance itself from France because of its supposed role in the genocide and globally because of Françafrique ; it nows re-established good relations with France following the recent report made by government appointed historians from France and Rwanda on the genocide, and also because of an ease of visa related issues. French is now again taught in schools, the country is still massively francophone and both presidents said that they liked each other. TL;DR : what you're saying is old news now.

[@RunawayTrain2502]

I mean, Algeria, becoming an independent country was what that whole falling ouy was about.

[@dod4004]

France had no business throwing herself into Rwandan affairs anyway. Rwanda was a German colony then Belgian mandate, so they can hardly claim an interest as a former colonial power there.

[@mildlydispleased3221]

@@dod4004 The US has no business in most of the world, that doesn't stop them.

[@dod4004]

@@mildlydispleased3221 perhaps both they and the French should butt out then.

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

The prelude to a Galactic Commonwealth.

[@NCR-National-Reclamation-Gov]

Commonwealth of man

[@97Corvi]

Queen Elisabeth II ... IN SPAAAAAAAAAACE !!!!!!!!!

[@IainFrame]

The First Galactic Empire was the goodie in Star Wars. Luke and the lads were terrorists.

[@Tenajeh]

Terrorism is the exertion of power through fear among the common people. When an established system and its law manage to force citizens to knowingly act against their own interests because they would otherwisely be killed or incarcerated, then this system is terrorism. The Galactic Empire was a terroristic system.

[@dux_bellorum]

​@97Corvi I heard Opras voice reading this..... 😂

[@isaacasare7584]

The Empire strikes back ?

[@Aceshigh451]

Nope

[@Nopee395]

UK will cease to exist if they tried that

[@MRSYSTEM96]

@@Aceshigh451 the empire spreads its legs easy

[@paulsteaven]

They did in Falklands

[@nothereandthereanywhere]

Don't forget, the strike didn't last long...

[@Militaria-pr9rj]

Newfoundland and New Zealand were given Dominion status in 1907; before South Africa.

[@ericnicholls3955]

It's better to be new than south.

[@deathdrone6988]

Dominion of New Zealand being left out like the country is in maps

[@Mat-xe8pt]

New Zealand is always welcome to join into the Commonwealth of Australia 😊

[@navinthehouse4710]

​@@Mat-xe8pt Australia can always join NZ

[@dannyarcher6370]

@@navinthehouse4710 No. NZ can join Australia. It's in the Aus constitution not the other way around.

[@navinthehouse4710]

@@dannyarcher6370 You're right, I'm just kidding around. Aussies and kiwis have a love hate relationship like that. If aus did want to join us I'm sure we can amend our constitution

[@dannyarcher6370]

@@navinthehouse4710 I'm a Saffer, bro. I'm well aware of the rivalry. New Zealand: Australia's Canada.

[@chiefbeef9905]

I love how the Commonwealth is basically the political equivalent of "if you're cool, you can hang out with us", its just a bunch of stable, friendly nations that get together and have a chat Also, would just like to add that we're usually top 5 itw in sports, with only the 21st highest population, so yes we are objectively "amazing" at sports

[@artman12]

India and Pakistan aren’t really friendly to each other and some countries like Sierra Leone and Mozambique aren’t stable.

[@artman12]

India and Pakistan aren’t friendly and Sierra Leon and Mozambique aren’t stable.

[@westrim]

@@Robespierre-lI Not doing much is precisely why it still exists.

[@evilemuempire9550]

TBF like half of those you made up just to good at them 😂

[@oldskoolmusicnostalgia]

"its just a bunch of stable, friendly nations that get together and have a chat" Yeah, in other words a glorified group chat that achieves nothing.

[@alexcovey1200]

I think people misunderstand the commonwealth. It is an association of states whose goals are freedom and peace. It is, not a throwback to empire but an acceptance of the fact that it did happen and whether you like the empire or not, it affected everyone. Countries that joined even though they were never British colonies was because they approve of the ideals of the commonwelath. It gives countries that would otherwise be ignored a chance to converse with more powerful countries on an equal level.

[@jamessteel9016]

Exactly any country can ‘join’ the commonwealth.

[@kebab3854]

It's mainly an organisation aiming at closer economic and diplomatic ties between its member states, it's not the british empire but it's the attempt of the UK to keep having good economic deals with its old colonies because their independence could make accessing their resources harder

[@varun2250]

There's practically nothing significant that this Commonwealth group has contributed to the non western member states

[@alexcovey1200]

@@kebab3854 exactly

[@mildlydispleased3221]

A lot of the African countries that have joined did to to break ties from the French. Rwanda has undergone a massive anglicisation because the ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front (FPR) was exiled in Uganda after the country's independence. The FPR invaded to stop the genocide and has since sought to replace the French language in schools, on road signs and within government. Partially because they saw the French as partially responsible for the genocide as they fled the country during its time of need, and because they wanted to shed their old colonial language imposed by the Belgians, but also because the largely Tutsi minority FPR ruling class which had picked up English while in exile wanted to ensure the French-speaking Hutu majority groups that had ruled the country in the lead-up to the genocide were put at a disadvantage. Gabon and Algeria have also had very public falling-outs with the French as well.

[@waterboys3001]

I work in international finance and I have lived in the UK, US, India, Canada and Bermuda. I have done business in Hong Kong, the Caymans, Australia, Singapore, Pakistan, Singapore, and the UAE. These were all British-controlled with similar laws, and accounting and tax rules. Everybody in business speaks English. I set up a company in Mauritius to move money from India to the US and dealt with a British-qualified accountant, like me. It was done in a couple of hours. I have acquired public companies in Germany and Czechia. That was much harder because of the language barriers and the weird or non-existent rules. The EU is trying to re-create what the Commonwealth had, an integrated economic system. That has value to a lot of countries.

[@fufu3539]

Finance the real power behind the empire, so lose the empire but keep the economic ties is continuity?

[@elibrahams5566]

I'm the (paraphrased) words of the leader of Rwanda, "the Commonwealth represents good government". This is especially true with regards to Africa, where many of the wealthiest and most stable countries (Like Botswana, Kenya, etc). are former British colonies.

[@pauldolman7487]

so its a networking hub that creates a common ground?

[@nothereandthereanywhere]

Yeah, something like EU.

[@uptank8461]

@@nothereandthereanywhere Well the EU is an economic Union, the commonwealth is purely a diplomatic forum.

[@An_Attempt]

It is the British-royal discord server for countries.

[@dannyarcher6370]

@@An_Attempt Most accurate description in comments.

[@nothereandthereanywhere]

@@uptank8461 Diplomatic forum to get a better economic growth?

[@TheBlazingRedcoat]

The strength of the Commonwealth is perhaps the late Queen's greatest legacy. Great to see King Charles heading out for the CHOGM, especially pausing his cancer treatment to do so

[@pavankumaryendru817]

I hope to see India out of this grouping before someone else occupies that throne

[@mx.pankaj]

It has not to do with the King and Queen anymore. The Commonwealth would likely grow even if the UK or the monarchy quit. Edit: "anymore"

[@TheBlazingRedcoat]

@@mx.pankaj QEII was a driving force behind Commonwealth consolidation and transition during decolonisation. She visited nearly every member state, over 200 visits and supported efforts at CHOGMs over the years, particularly in 1985 to push South Africa to end apartheid. It was one of her main priorities over her reign, and definitely had a huge impact. She loved the Commonwealth, and the Commonwealth loved her :)

[@mx.pankaj]

@@TheBlazingRedcoat Edited original comments. It's debatable the amount influence, Mrs. Windsor had in former colonies that were not white such as India. It could be argued economic and diplomatic benefits(somewhat a micro UN) contribute more towards the success of the commonwealth.

[@kjibi98]

@@pavankumaryendru817don’t let the door hit you on the way out

[@turnleft8645]

As a Zimbabwean, I want the deal for us to rejoin to go through solely because I love sports and feel our Athletes are missing out in the Commonwealth games. I wish people like Kirsty Coventry got a chance to compete and get more medals. Hopefully others will be luckier :)

[@SirWhig-esq.]

‘A Commonwealth of Nations’ was first called such by PM, Lord Rosebery when he was doing a tour of Australia in the 1880s.

[@VanillaMacaron551]

In the north-east US you hear the term "Commonwealth" a lot. It relates to their initial seven or five or something states, and is still in use officially and on business names etc as far as I saw on my quick visit to Boston this year; also maybe it's used there as a kind of generic term. I've wondered if it's confusing for Americans that we throw around "Commonwealth" as if it only means one organisation and the one that has been run "so far" under British monarchs. We also use the term separately in Australia, as officially our nation is the "Commonwealth of Australia" and therefore this is on the currency and everywhere else. One of our biggest banks (previously government-owned) is the Commonwealth Bank.

[@Liam-ur3vf]

Guys, New Zealand became a dominion in 1907, Once again, we're missed out of history. Come on TLDR, do your research properly!

[@robertpearce8394]

New Zealand? I think I've heard of it, but I can't find it on any of my maps.

[@stephenlemon7583]

I assumed it was fictional as it only exists in the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings

[@jackr6936]

As a Kiwi I honestly feel like they did it on purpose to max 'NZ left out again' comment engagement 🤣

[@TCJones]

New Zealand is that not a set on the back lot of pinewood studios?

[@evboi35266]

First the globe now this video. Maybe nz is fake 😧🤣

[@ABombs1]

'pretend we're amazing at sports'. Did you forget we generally rank in the top 5 *in the world* Olympics?

[@andyf4292]

but we invented most of the sports.. ! and generally dont win

[@regarded9702]

In some circles, it is seen as a sign of intelligence to hate your own country. Pathetic but these people do exist.

[@luka3174]

not this year tho, and 2nd world level country....

[@ABombs1]

@@luka3174 7th is still ridiculously good given the top 2 are just a separate league nobody can come close to

[@ABombs1]

@@andyf4292 not winning doesn't exactly mean bad though. Just not quite good enough. We're actually quite excellent at most - even football which we literally never win, are still consistently reaching quarters, semis and even finals. We're a threat that can't seem to get that final step. I don't think that means we suck

[@INFINITY-oe4is]

As a British man it is my honour to welcome all Commonwealth Nations!

[@svans6725]

We know, Brexit has swapped all the Spanish baristas for African and Asian ones. Now we just need them to learn to be builders and we can replace the poles and Rumanians who already left

[@anuragpatil4073]

Including India ?

[@INFINITY-oe4is]

@anuragpatil4073 absolutely!

[@V01DIORE]

⁠@@anuragpatil4073 Especially in these times, getting stuck dealing with Russia and China beating on the border doesn’t seem well. We need to work together to contain those insidious powers by all means necessary.

[@حارس_شاہ]

@@V01DIOREbut my country Pakistan is a key member of the commonwealth whilst simultaneously being probably the most pro Chinese country to exist

[@GamesWithArty]

"Lose groupings of states that... nonetheless seem to enjoy hanging out." I think we cannot underestimate how much of diplomacy is just diplomats who like to hang out LOL

[@grantorino2325]

4:50 Mozambique 🇲🇿 was indeed the first Commonwealth country never to have had _any ties whatsoever_ to the British Empire. 🇬🇧 That said, Namibia 🇳🇦 and Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬 (which both joined years earlier) were also never British colonies but rather _trust territories_ of South Africa 🇿🇦 and Australia 🇦🇺, respectively.

[@Dave_Sisson]

Britain did invade and kick out the Vichy French government in World War Two. So it was sort of part of the Empire for a few years before they gave it back to the French after the war.

[@caeruleusvm7621]

@@Dave_Sisson I think you have your facts wrong. Mozambique was Portuguese until 1975. Namibia and PNG were German colonies until WW1. None of them had anything to do with the French.

[@Dave_Sisson]

@@caeruleusvm7621 Sorry. embarrassing late night brain fade. For some reason I was thinking of the island of Madagascar.

[@caeruleusvm7621]

@@Dave_Sisson No problem. That was quite an interesting campaign. I know quite a few Malagasy who are positive about joining the Commonwealth. Almost all Madagascar's neighbours are members.

[@christianbolisca1493]

Also Mozambique borders English-speakers. From Tanzania to South Africa.

[@inuwooddog3027]

Countries like India, Malaysia and Singapore are members of the Commonwealth without having the British monarch as their head of state. That's a good model IMO.

[@lg_believe333]

What’s the point in joining the commonwealth if the British monarch is not the head of state. It just makes the commonwealth pointless really and shows a complete lack of respect why it was formed in the first place. If India doesn’t respect the British monarch as their head of state they should leave the commonwealth because they are only using it for their own purposes.

[@ErmisSouldatos]

* Brittania Rule the Waves sounding from the horizon, slowly getting louder and louder *

[@WilliamLi-nd4lz]

its funny now cuz the former colony of india now ranks higher in military strenght to britain, a declining power indeed

[@joshuakampamba9061]

And yeah by the way we are happy to have the British monarch as head of state of the commonwealth. The royal touch is what makes the commonwealth attractive and significant

[@TrevorJC]

This has always fascinated me as an American. The Commonwealth seems like such a friendly gathering of nations.

[@serebii666]

0:12. That is not an acronym, but an initialism. Acronyms are when the condensed letters are pronounced as a word (like NASA, Laser, Radar, Gif, NATO), initialisms are when you pronounce each letter seperately (BBC, USB, U.N.)

[@fapoleon22]

🤓

[@mabeSc]

🤓

[@socialistrepublicofvietnam1500]

🤓

[@serebii666]

@@mabeSc The BBC is an initialism. Unless if you pronounce it "buhbuhtsuh" 😂

[@MsSarahET]

🤓

[@snoopdoigg5965]

“Under Elizabeth the first, when settlers successfully set up a colony in Jamestown”…. Which was named after James VI/I who was king after Elizabeth I had died?

[@ryandanngetich2524]

Yes and Virginis after her

[@robblack5248]

Not a great beginning, was it?! But of course her Roanoke while the beginning of something was not a success....

[@liamd01]

Cherry picking history to make a video 😂 think they need to change their description from "factual" to "based on historical events" 😂😂

[@reiteration6273]

I've always liked the Commonwealth on principle, but never realised that it was getting larger. I'd assumed it'd just gradually fade away over time, so it's nice to know that's not the case, and that it actually does something useful.

[@umwha]

It really throws a wrench in the typical framing of empire/colonialism being g bad and unwanted.

[@umwha]

@@antiwufei553 it’s easy to say it’s bad, yet in practice people from Africa are voting with their feet and flooding into England to the tune of over a thousand a week. More africans are falling under English rule today by choice than we’re ever subject to English rules via colonialism.

[@oldskoolmusicnostalgia]

@@umwha Does it not occur to you that when they live in England, those people are NOT subject to colonialism? And then it's not like the Brits are not getting opportunities to live and work elsewhere either.

[@umwha]

@@oldskoolmusicnostalgia my black friends from South Africa and Zimbabwe’s, from India and Hong Kong did not move to England to because they didn’t want to be ‘subjected to colonism’. They came here because of opportunities given to them in their country thanks to its connection to Britain and they liked it so much they wanted out of their native country entirely. People opt for more Britishness when given the option - just as they did when indigenous people allied with European people in the formation of colonies.

[@guillaumeroy7528]

Somaliland would be a great fit considering a shared history with most other members of the club and its strong adherence to the membership criteria and values of the organisation.

[@triplea5293]

Except it's still officially a part of Somalia, which may cause problems.

[@Jb40-sd]

I don't know why Ireland was included as a Commonwealth country in the thumbnail. Ireland left the Commonwealth in the 1930s

[@xpendabull]

Commonwealth is like a late game HOI 4 faction

[@edsmith4160]

A lot of countries with British links are not in the Commonwealth like Ireland, Hong Kong, Egypt, Israel and few countries in the Middle East.

[@j2174]

Canada is the only country that has Victoria Day, in celebration of Queen Victoria. It’s basically the big holiday to kick off the summer.

[@Noobmaster69_bro]

I think even Australia has something similar

[@loneprimate]

​​@@Noobmaster69_broYeah, Australia's always stealing our stuff and claiming the credit. I love listening to the Brits talk about "the Australian points immigration system" that Australia adopted at the end of the 80s after we invented it for them in the 60s...

[@PeterThorley]

@@Noobmaster69_bro Aus celebrate the reigning monarchs birthday, rather then founding monarch, but it is broadly similar.

[@rsmith2312]

So does NZ...and so does the UK with trooping of the colour however no holiday for it just a fly past.

[@Garthaxius]

the commonwealth seems a bit like an exclusive tea party that everyone who wants to seems sophisticated wants to join, but practically does very little

[@smalltime0]

The commonwealth actually does do a lot. You're regarded as a citizen in each country no matter what from a legal rights perspective and get other perks..

[@Aceshigh451]

I don’t think it would ever happen However, an commonwealth Union which focuses in trade much like the European Single Market would work quite well

[@MouseionAlexandria]

too ambitious, remember britain exited EU because of the inability to control her borders (and many other factors). Why would India, Australia, Canada, Bangladesh and Pakistan get into the british commonwealth without getting something back in return? which for most developing economies are more visas for their citizens.

[@TheToastieCakes]

Hardly. Commonwealth nations are far too geographically dispersed for a common market to make any logistical sense.

[@grantorino2325]

Cecil Rhodes (of _Cape-to-Cairo_ and _Rhodes Scholarship_ fame) proposed turning the British Empire into a single kingdom with all parts of her electing members of Parliament. This, however, would have made white people a minority at Westminster, and while that may be accepted today, it certainly wasn't in the 19th Century.

[@SaintGerbilUK]

You do realize that most brexiteers supported the EEC the prelude to the EU before they went power mad and undemocratic?

[@xenon8342]

​@TheToastieCakes I mean it already existed. For a long time britian had the "Imperial preference system" which was essentially a common market

[@HazmanFTW]

2:10 actually, NZ slots in between here at 1907

[@lightmonkey1520]

Any group without the US, China, Russia, and the EU doesn't sound like a terrible idea

[@itryen7632]

🇪🇺 Ayo WHAT DID WE DO

[@togerboy5396]

@@itryen7632 You have fr*nce 😞

[@cobzzy3878]

All of those listed are the true enemies of global peace.

[@pavankumaryendru817]

You should include UK in that list of yours too

[@uptank8461]

@@pavankumaryendru817 i mean EU + Commonwealth...thats how the UK really min-maxes its international standing.

[@brendenwright7957]

I find it funny that some of France's former colonies have wanted to join, particularly Algeria and Madagascar.

[@BigDonkEnergy]

"A republic with its own monarchy"...? Make that sentence make sense please.

[@abhimanyudas7621]

India was never a unified monarchy? It went straight from being a British colony to a democratic republic. What are they talking about?

[@LordDim1]

@@abhimanyudas7621 Actually not true. India gained independence as the Union of India in 1947. The Union was a dominion which retained the monarchy despite being an independent state, with George VI holding the title King of India. India only became a republic in 1950, 3 years after independence

[@mabeSc]

@@LordDim1 So in a similar way to Canada before the split of Pakistan and India?

[@LordDim1]

@@mabeSc Yes just like Canada but it was after partition. Upon partition and independence both Pakistan and India became independent states but retained the monarchy. India became a republic in 1950, with George VI being the only King of India, but Pakistan retained the monarchy all the way until 1956, meaning that Elizabeth II was actually Queen of Pakistan for 4 years. This situation has the somewhat hilarious consequence of meaning during the First Indo-Pakistan war King George VI was technically at war with himself because in his capacity as King of India he was at war with the King of Pakistan, which was himself

[@Waterford1992]

@@abhimanyudas7621 It became independent in 1947 and became a republic in 1950 after 3 years with King George VI as King of India.

[@andrewdunbar828]

0:08 In Australia we always pronounce it as an acronym like "Choggem". I don't know if the English usually do or not or just TLDR doesn't know?

[@benjaminjankowski4488]

As someone from the UK I don't even have a fucking clue what choggen could even be referring to

[@jing713]

😂​@@benjaminjankowski4488

[@VukaniMde]

I'm South African. African countries say "Chogom"

[@IAmTheBeckett]

Amongst people who know of it, we do use "Choggom". But I think people probably don't really know about it!

[@gracchus7782]

I am from a non-commonwealth country and have never heard it said out loud. But I always assumed it must be pronounced "Chogum" because the alternative was too unwieldy

[@domhuckle]

I think people have a nostalgic view of the English that is seldom reflected in England. I wish them well and look forward to a future where former/never colonies espouse the virtues they champion just as the memory of them fades in the homeland

[@luka3174]

Nah, no one likes England, most prefer Americans at this point.

[@skinwalker69420]

​​@@luka3174not true, a large number of -weirdos- indians want to be under British rule again, it's very odd.

[@xijinpig8982]

Lol no one outside England and the white colonies are nostalgic of the Empire LMAO. I'm a Malaysian and i have not heard of a single Malaysian with that view.

[@giantWario]

@@luka3174 That is such an incredibly weird and blatantly untrue thing to say that I must assume that you're trolling.

[@luka3174]

@@giantWario I'm Australian, maybe 90 years ago people liked england, but they kinda trolled us in ww2 and USA saved us. Also reckon most people here are anti-nobility. India is even worse, all of my Indian mates are extremely anti western countries especially UK, holding onto colonization grudges.

[@kierancabana2970]

Well, you may have lost the Indian Ocean Territory but at least the Commonwealth is growing.

[@kierancabana2970]

Also now that the US is going to give us tariffs can we being back imperial preference?

[@NAYRUthunder99]

The virgin British Commonwealth vs the chad Imperial Federation.

[@callmecharlie0498]

"Oh my God! Okay its happening. Everyone stay calm" - Michael Scott

[@RomWatt]

Somehow, the British Empire has returned.

[@dylanplumley280]

Slowly. Not yet, the commonwealth of nations is the brits playing the long game. With clever maneuvering and political strokes of genius, they could use the commonwealth of nations to slowly reintegrate the common nations into a more unified empire. By making all of the nations within the commonwealth more tied together economically and politically, it slowly creates a more cohesive union. Given enough time, the brits could recreate their empire, but benefit from the high levels of cohesion and connectedness from the uk and the commonwealth of nations. So its basically the long game, the British empire only went away in name, if the commonwealth of nations continues to grow and expand, given enough time, the British could reform their empire and no one would have a real problem with it because everyone would benefit from it. The Brits are playing the long game, such a long game that we might not see the end result in our lifetimes, but the brits are being genius as always. The UK are playing the long game and letting things run there course. They are letting the us be the world police while they get their nation under control and worry about other things. They can let the us fight for them while they devote more resources to their own country. The Brits have always been good at the long game and they are playing some 4D chess right now, most people don't seem to know it. But I have caught on to their strokes of geopolitical genius. The empire will return in a more modern form in 100 years or so if they commonwealth still exists and is strongly based around the uk, most will not see it coming but the integrated states in question will not be mad cause they will benefit unlike last time.

[@xavierinthetube]

There's something oddly satisfying in hearing an Englishman say the word "Empire"

[@terrapinalive6192]

Shouldn't be satisfying...The concept is no dear at all

[@hypotheticalaxolotl]

@@terrapinalive6192 This would be why it's 'odd'

[@dannyarcher6370]

I'm South African and I agree.

[@TheCommentor-]

@@terrapinalive6192”stop finding stuff I dislike interesting! ”

[@DavidLockett-x4b]

It is so quaint, like the average Englishman.

[@bomoose]

It's an admission ticket to the commonwealth games.

[@Grenadier_]

Missing a number of historic points: - Like towards the beginning, you seriously miss the fact that Jamestown was ACTUALLY established during the reign of King James VI & I in 1607. THAT IS WHY IT IS CALLED JAMESTOWN. - & others in the comment section have mentioned that you miss fact that Newfoundland and New Zealand were granted dominion status.

[@Carolus_Rex1995]

TLDR News: The Commonwealth Games where us brits get to pretend we're amazing at sports Australia: Hold my Tooheys!

[@ASlickNamedPimpback]

Lmao at the countries joining with the British to get back at the French. Truly a timeless classic, nature is healing

[@laurenceT141]

5:44 Oh, chill with the British self-deprication a bit. We are amazing at sport, objectively so. We hold some of the top global sporting events and compete competitively in so many globally appreciated sports (Cricket, Tennis, Athletics, Cycling, Football, Boxing, Rugby etc.)

[@pavankumaryendru817]

The British are strong at self-deprication except on the issues that really matter

[@PixelLife101]

Don't forget alot of the motorsports championships have brits in the top five usually.

[@ryandanngetich2524]

@@antiwufei553 You and who hardly win?

[@iainmaley3319]

⁠@@antiwufei5537 x Champions League winners, something no other nation can say. Celtic, Man Utd, Liverpool, Forest, Villa, Chelsea and Man City

[@Hotasianchick]

​@@iainmaley3319>club achievements Do you realize that football is a globalised game and clubs can hire anyone (except the 5 homegrown players)?

[@Amuzic]

You never mentioned the fact that some countries also left the commonwealth and there is some anti-colonial sentiment among some of the states. The only reason countries do want to be part of it is because it gives some apparent perks(real or not) for immigration/trades among the member states.

[@LordLebu]

India is using the "Commonwealth" to expand its business.

[@hackman669]

Sounds good to me. The world needs more balance from the center.

[@linusschmutz3985]

Well, that's the sense of it.

[@RobairtO-Dhoilingta-n16420]

As an Irish person, tf is that thumbnail

[@conor7256]

The Republic of Ireland isn't part of the UK

[@XennialTV]

Nobody claimed it was. wtf are you replying to.

[@dennisdonncha]

​@@XennialTV I think they're probably referring to the thumbnail which implies it does.

[@XennialTV]

@@dennisdonncha The thumbnail shows the United Kingdom which includes Northern Ireland. It just so happens to be located on the island of Ireland which is why the island is shown. It's just a geographical map, nothing was being implied.

[@dennisdonncha]

​@@XennialTV There's a UK flag, with a circle radiating out of it which encircles the two islands. There's no border shown and the two countries are the same colour. It's a very simple formatting issue. Draw a border, or shade the Republic differently. It's very easy to remove any ambiguity from this map.

[@conor7256]

@@XennialTV The thumbnail strongly implies that the ROI is part of the UK (it might as well be saying that it is). Many British people actually believe that it is (including, probably, the designer of this thumbnail). This is one of many badly designed images that perpetuate the misconception.

[@lvseka]

I’m cool with the commonwealth as a club as a Kenya, let’s just change that British monarch thing. I’m interested in knowing how in theory, the head can be from any country.

[@radman8321]

The commonwealth had a vote and unanimously chose King Charles to be head of the Commonwealth. If they had voted for somebody else then they would have been head. It's purely ceremonial anyway so people probably thought let's continue with tradition. The fact that the King has no political baggage probably means a lot too.

[@joshuachapman247]

Imagine if the Commonwealth was a trade union?

[@mr.unknown11ભરવાડ11]

Racing subsidies // national debts... 💯😂

[@loneprimate]

What, like the United Steel Workers or the Teamsters?

[@oldskoolmusicnostalgia]

UK would have nothing to trade.

[@mr.unknown11ભરવાડ11]

​@@oldskoolmusicnostalgia Because of the economic situation which could be different from what it is now.... The UK should have focused on the manufacturing economy instead of the service based economy....

[@davidty2006]

@@mr.unknown11ભરવાડ11 It was, yet the tories kept destroying it... Which i don't get since australia has large amounts of iron ore which our steel industry could of used... Though guess india now has all the steel...

[@quisabest]

you forgot to include the benefit of participating in the commonwealth for member states which is access to the judicial committee of the privy council in london. smaller countries especially in the caribbean gain access to a sophisticated supreme court structure that is paid for by the UK.

[@snuggles03]

It was a very well presented and very interesting video thank you. Go Australia.

[@juanmiguelreyesguerr]

People like free meals and trips. This is the only reason it exists and is expanding. Civil servants will alway support any opportunity to travel and dine with tax money without doing any harm except to the budget (as the commonwealth doesn’t really do anything, it can do no harm).

[@INDUSTRIE_NACHRICHTEN]

It is, not a throwback to empire but an acceptance of the fact that it did happen and whether you like the empire or not, it affected everyone.

[@londoninse]

>the empire started under elizabeth the first by creating a city named after her successor Jamestown, as the name suggests, was founded some years after Elizabeth I's death.

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[@FishareFriendsNotFood972]

The expanding Commonwealth has to do with the hope for military protection, and loans, it's that simple.

[@hackman669]

So a lose trade alliance.

[@GayleOwens-c2d]

The monarch is not only ceremonial. The monarch has reserve powers. The Prime Minister rules at the pleasure of the crown. Best example of exercise of reserve power was the dismissal of the Whitlam government in Australia where the Queen's representative dismissed a government which enjoyed the support of the House of Representatives The Governor General refused to take the advice of the elected Prime Minister. If you don't think this is possible in the UK you are crazy. In a crisis the monarch can dismiss the prime minister and appoint someone else. If push comes to shove the monarch is also the commander in chief of the armed services.

[@AmateurHEROduelist]

It can but it would ultimately spell the end of our constitutional monarchy if the monarch ever did such a thing out of line

[@LordDim1]

The monarchy is not entirely ceremonial no, but that was not the claim. The claim was that the position of Head of the Commonwealth is entirely ceremonial, which it is. The Head of the Commonwealth for example does not appoint the Secretary-General or hold any power within the organisation

[@lewis123417]

​@@AmateurHEROduelistnot really. It's not unthinkable that the monarch would be asked to come down on constitutional issues. There was talk of it during brexit

[@jimbo6059]

Only in the commonwealth realm, which equates to 13 countries who have the king as their head of state.

[@LordDim1]

@@lewis123417 It’s not just not unthinkable it has actually happened, though admittedly not in the UK. In 2013 in the small pacific island country of Tuvalu, which retains the monarchy, the Prime Minister lost his parliamentary majority in a by-election. The opposition moved a vote of no confidence in the government but the PM refused to summon parliament. The Governor-General, the Queen’s representative, overruled the PM and summoned parliament anyway. The PM’s allies sabotaged the sitting preventing the no confidence vote, and then the PM wrote to the queen advising her to dismiss the Governor-General. Traditionally the monarch always follows the advice of their prime minister but in this instance the Queen refused. The Governor-General subsequently dismissed the PM and replaced him with the opposition leader

[@nathanpiazza9644]

2:00 just a design suggestion, blocks of all-caps text are harder to read than lowercase

[@aaroncarney7733]

Sounds more effective than the UN ...

[@hackman669]

So will the UN dissolved and replaced by BRICS or the Common Wealth in distant future? Also will EU unite the European main land and evolve into a European Republic? Just curious.

[@aaroncarney7733]

@hackman669 mmm, probably not. The way politics are everyone will want to keep an organization which has the perception of being a global peace keeping club so long as at least 20% of the population from 20% of the member countries thinks it has at least some effect. So it it will likely always be kept as a perception shaping tool. Real work will be conducted in economic clubs like these.

[@JoelReid]

As Zimbabwe demonstrated, it also provides some protection fro good governance. Governments do not want their countries to fall into disrepute, and having something like the Commonwealth criticising when they do bad helps keeps things somewhat orderly. This is actually the same reason many countries like Canada, NZ, and Aus keep the Monarch as head of state, simply because it helps keep things orderly... even if not entirely necassary. It may be that a mroe developed Commonwealth may become the UN replacement in 100-200 years, since unlike the UN, the Commonwealth does not have veto powers in a few countries, a situation that is very contentious in the UN.

[@christianbolisca1493]

I don’t think having King Charles as head of state in sovereign nation in this day and age would be a good indication of a government’s behavior.

[@JoelReid]

@@christianbolisca1493 i think you missed the point. The monarch in NZ/CAN/Aus is more of a figurehead who only has power in a very extreme situation. Essentially a Fascist situation is impossible in such countries because the monarch can dissolve the parliament if it gets to such a situation. Consider that people are warried about Trump becoming a fascist leader in the US, well in Australia that is not a worry because such a leader would be removed very quickly by dissolving the parliament.... which is never needed since parliament is aware such a thing could be done so they don't try it. Basically itis like a watchdog that never bites. You dont bother it and it wont bother you.

[@risatisone123]

We're hosting CHOGM and the beauty of putting Samoa on the global scale...!!

[@SA.KAAN1]

What software do you use for editing your videos?

[@JJMcCullough]

I read a good book recently about the Commonwealth called "The Empire's New Clothes." The author struggles to come up with a justification for the Commonwealth's continued existence, arguing it's accomplished basically nothing, with even its supposed "role" in ending apartheid being largely overrated when compared to other, vastly more consequential factors. As is said in the video, its most unambiguous function is that it gives a random group of small countries the arbitrary privilege to occasionally interact with the leaders of large, rich countries, though the real-world consequences of this have been pretty slim as well. I feel like British culture encourages Brits to have a lot of fantasies about the Commonwealth. I often meet British people who assume the reason they can fairly easily get a visa to live and work in Canada, for instance, is some sort of "Commonwealth" thing as opposed to just the overall generosity of the Canadian immigration system, especially for young western Europeans.

[@cubeemperor]

Never thought I'd see JJ here

[@Altobrun]

My first thought is that there are different reasons why you would want to join the commonwealth depending on the country. The commonwealth at its economic core comprises, the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and India - each being wealthy nations. For developing countries the commonwealth provides another way for them to strengthen their economic and diplomatic relations, and (as pointed out in the video) a way to strengthen relations with their neighbour. Are there other international forums to participate in that provide the same function, sure. But if you're looking to improve the conditions in your country why wouldn't you take as many opportunities as you can. For the developed member nations, the commonwealth is a way to exert soft-power globally, and maintain close cultural and economic ties with each other. I think the explosion in the popularity of CANZUK a few years ago is a clear expression of that desire (at least by the inner-anglosphere).

[@JJMcCullough]

@@Altobrun Canzuk is literally nothing. And I think it’s very hard to argue Canada has particularly close relations with any “small” commonwealth member. Canada has incredibly bad relations with the world’s largest Commonwealth member, India, in fact.

[@Altobrun]

@@JJMcCullough I'm fully aware of the issues with Canada-India relations. I would say Canada has good relations with the Caribbean Commonwealth Nations. I know for a fact the Canadian defence industry has worked with the Jamaican government on numerous occasions, and Canadian banks have worked closely with Caribbean banks and governments. Is this significant on a large scale for Canada, I'm not informed enough to say tbh, but idk if there would be a Canadian presence at all if there wasn't a commonwealth connection. I used CANZUK as an example because (at least where I was at the time: Ontario and Nova Scotia) it seemed to be very popular regardless of its feasibility. I heard colleagues talk about it frequently, and even heard people around town talking about it, and (at least to my memory) always in a positive light. iirc it was even adopted as part of the CPC platform at one point. I know you're in BC so maybe it was different over there.

[@JJMcCullough]

@@Altobrun There would obviously still be a Canadian presence in the Caribbean without the Commonwealth because we’re located in the same hemisphere! There was a Canadian presence in the Caribbean even before the Commonwealth was a thing! Relationships between countries are usually grounded in geographic proximity. This is the same reason why “CANZUK” is such a dumb idea. It’s not grounded in geographic realities. Canada does not want or need to trade more with New Zealand. It’s too far away and no one in Canada cares.

[@Kingofturves]

If the far right in UK have their way and leave the ECHR. Or have some other event like rigging elections. It would be a strange turn of events if the rest of the Commonwealth kicked the UK out of the Commonwealth for no longer being cool enough.

[@alexandercoriolanus]

3:32 it simpely makes no sence why you wouldn't say Queen in front of her name, but King in front of the rest.

[@SaintGerbilUK]

It does seem like a dis doesn't it.

[@regarded9702]

To be fair to them, most brits would say it like that. She was Queen so long that it went unsaid because no one could remember a time when she wasn't.

[@nothereandthereanywhere]

That may be due to them having more personal feelings to the Queen.

[@B1_66ER]

Hi Brit here. I would say habit. We have to say "King George the 6th" because he's unfamiliar and to emphasize who we're talking about. Everybody knows who one is talking about if you say "Elizabeth the 2nd". Similarly, many are used to calling King Charles the third: Prince Charles, Charles or The Prince of Wales. The title change is new. I disagree with @SaintGerbilUK as I don't see it as a dis. Even royalists called the Elizabeth the 2nd that way when speaking about her in the third person. Monarchy is crap, it should be gotten rid of and the UK should leave the Commonwealth.

[@indefatigable8193]

It’s so important this happens. There needs to be another superpower that can confront the USA.

[@michaelthomas5433]

The Commonwealth was useful in ending aparthied.

[@joaco_abella07]

Long Live The King! Long Live The Commonwealth!

[@daniels7907]

The problem is that many Brexiteers did not understand this and seriously believed that the Commonwealth could be turned back into the British Empire. The issue of sovereignty among Commonwealth members was treated as a silly piece of modernity that could be reversed and the head of the table would remain occupied by the U.K. But the Commonwealth enables its sovereign members to engage in direct diplomacy, trade agreements, and such without the approval of London. Small countries can make their own deals with larger, more powerful ones, even if London is not involved (or does not approve). This is why the Commonwealth has not served as a replacement for the E.U. despite the enormous amount of the globe it covers. For example, Canada's largest trade partner is the U.S. Australia can take advantage of their location between the Indian and Pacific Oceans to access a large number of foreign markets. All while the U.K. cannot change its geographical location.

[@kieranfrancke790]

Trade is a huge reason for this.

[@HarryHayfield]

To just say "followed by South Africa in 1910" completely glosses over the Second Anglo Boer War, therefore I believe that a follow up video about the leadup to that decision in 1910 needs to be made.

[@dannyarcher6370]

The video isn't about the Anglo-Boer War? It's about the Commonwealth.

[@solehsolehsoleh]

In Malaysia, we pronounce the acronym Chogm as a word.

[@vahalyr]

It's interesting that this video left out the only country to leave. Britain's neighbour, the Republic of Ireland, left in 1936. Of course, the UK didn't recognise it until it was formalised in 1949. It seems the 700 years of occupation, and the disputed territory in the North of Ireland, left a bad taste.

[@AmateurHEROduelist]

That should hopefully be resolved in a generation or two as Christianity declines and as such so does loyalty to being protestant or catholic. So more will identify with their nationality than being tied to religion and which country that religion aligns with. That and leaving the EU against their own wishes left another sour taste. I can definitely see a referendum within a generation or two. At the end of the day it's up to the people of Northern Ireland and that is enshrined in the good Friday agreement too.

[@lewis123417]

@@vahalyr 700 years, that's nothing, I'm Welsh

[@vahalyr]

@@AmateurHEROduelist, You're very much right. I think that, at the end of the day, it will come down to the 1 million-ish people who identify as British who will see the Irish republic as a better option. 50/50 atm.

[@josephtebay]

Only Jack would take 5 minutes into a 9-minute video to actually begin to answer the question of the video lol

[@damianstack8460]

Ireland would like out of your circle in the thumbnail

[@hackman669]

I agree with you Ireland should be included in Common Wealth.

[@TheSamuraijim87]

Even if it doesn't have the same degree of power of the EU or NATO (the former of which has been riddled with terrible debt crises, and the latter of which is almost entirely America), an association which promotes the continuation of effective Westminster Democratic Government, and the individual liberties which should accompany that, is not a bad thing.

[@danesorensen1775]

I'm a fan of the Commonwealth for the same reason I'm a fan of the monarchy: It annoys the Americans.

[@jwnomad]

Does it though? I'd be surprised if many of them have even heard of it. From what I've seen some of them struggle to name another country besides 'Africa'

[@rachel.mcgowan]

I can assuredly say the vast majority of Americans have no strong opinions at all about the Commonwealth. It just doesn't factor in their thinking. And many of them seem to actually like the Monarchy.

[@wtfdidijustwatch1017]

I guess annoying Americans is your only personality trait? They really make you jealous/angry themselves.

[@wtfdidijustwatch1017]

@@jwnomad Americans can name countries like Mexico, Japan, China, Germany, Poland, etc. It’s always people like you who can’t help but make stuff up.

[@jwnomad]

​@@wtfdidijustwatch1017 Look up some of the videos of Americans being tested on geography if you don't believe me. Like Jimmy Kimmel Live

[@grodesby3422]

It's basicly a diplomatic social club with some basic membership standards that eases things like trade deals between members

[@jamessteel9016]

The commonwealth might be expanding but the commonwealth games is basically dead.

[@hurrdurrmurrgurr]

The Olympics doesn't have much life left in it either.

[@jasonchilders9819]

Nothing about Suriname's application? Also, any thoughts about if any of the applicants might be accepted during the next CHOGM summit?

[@zerotwo_.002]

The commonwealth is a like a support group for nations which were tormented by the British

[@Bushflare]

“Aah, no, stop giving us railways and medicine! Ooh, egads, the infrastructure hurts so much!”

[@SaintGerbilUK]

And stopped slavery, introduced parliament, laws and order.

[@xenon8342]

A bizzare group if that's true, considering Britain is defacto the head of the table, even if only in a ceremonial capacity

[@zerotwo_.002]

@@SaintGerbilUK I can't even start to describe why and how wrong this statment is.

[@Think666_]

Still serving a life sentence for father's actions.

[@ThaVexedCanadian]

Can't wait till we actually have a strong Commonwealth with all of our Patriots and whatnot I will join I mean Canada will join I'm happy for that

[@TheAwesomeness490]

The most frustrating part of the commonwealth for me as a Canadian is the fact that it provides this kind of technical association with the UK without enjoying any actual benefits of it. Commonwealth students wishing to study in the UK must pay international fees, and despite having purely Scottish ancestry I am no less incapable of taking up residence in the UK than someone from Uzbekistan. Sure, we don't have to wait in as long a line at Heathrow, but I guess I would've hoped for more.

[@LordDim1]

You do have something more. Commonwealth citizens with permanent residency in the UK have full voting rights on the same lines as British citizens. Non-commonwealth countries, including European countries post-Brexit, do not enjoy this privilege

[@solsunman383]

@@LordDim1 That's actually no small thing. I personally didn't know this.

[@LordDim1]

@@antiwufei553 Indeed, on account of them being members of the Commonwealth

[@artman12]

@@LordDim1You don’t have to be a permanent resident in the UK to vote. You can be any type of Commonwealth citizen with a valid resident status, including international students.

[@dannyarcher6370]

@@LordDim1 As you say, you have to have permanent residency to be able to vote. There's nothing particularly special about that. If you have leave to remain it implies that you qualify for citizenship as well, so it's a distinction without a difference, really. I'm a South African with permanent residency in Chile which has absolutely zero historical ties to South Africa and I can vote. In fact, I'm obliged to on pain of penalty.

[@nathangamble125]

I want to see closer economic ties with commonwealth nations. Most of them have high poverty rates and rapidly growing populations. We should invest in their infrastructure and industry. 1. It will benefit us, by strengthening Britain's "soft power" and by providing sources of cheap manufactured goods, similar to China. 2. It will benefit them by improving stability and quality of life, and creating local jobs. 3. It can reduce migration, by giving people living in developing nations fewer incentives to leave to work in the UK or other developed nations directly. 4. It can weaken China, by providing alternate sources of cheap manufacturing, and by reducing taking away opportunities for the Chinese to invest in these developing nations themselves (which they are currently doing on a large scale as part of their "belt and road" initiative).

[@davidty2006]

It can cut off China's iron ore supply since australia is where it comes form.

[@user__100]

Britain killed 4 million Indians in Bengal in 1943 by imposing a famine

[@CB-fz3li]

It’s a bit more complicated than that. Weather cycles, the retreat from Burma, crop hoarding, ineffective administration, a lack of shipping were all involved.

[@gibby9919]

There is so many factors involved in this. Give me evidence it was intentional and I'll believe you

[@phiscz]

@@CB-fz3li there was literally above average rainfaill that year; it's the only famine in modern indian history not to have been caused in part by drought and that much is clear because rice exports from india continued through the worst of the famine (journalist Madhushree Mukerjee presented evidence that the wartime cabinet was *very* aware continued exports could result in famine at the time as well). they repeatedly denied requests from the viceroy for emergency wheat supplies, with churchill instead opting to blame the famine on indians "breeding like rabbits". hell, this isn't even mentioning the scorched earth "denial policies" that the colonial administration imposed, seizing huge quantities of rice as well as 45,000 boats from the bengali population literally a year earlier

[@CB-fz3li]

@@phiscz You fail to mention the fungal disease and cyclones that had hit the area in the years before. As I said it is more complicated than the OP or yourself seem to accept.

[@poppypalais3108]

@@phiscz Did you use the word modern so you could exclude the more than 200 million slaughtered by muslim invaders from the 13th to the 18th century?

[@gumpyoldbugger6944]

The Commonwealth could become an economic trade alliance powerhouse that could rival or even surpass BRIC's, the EU, the G7 or even OPEC and USMCA formerly known as NAFTA. Plus it could become a military alliance that could counter-balance the NATO-Russian divide or the Sino-US issue. A great opportunity was missed at the end of WW2 with moderization and development of the Commonwealth, but it may not be too late. Having it centred around a non-political figurehead such as the Monarch that all the peoples of the various member nations can rally around or even petition to could make it a lot more stable then many so-called democracies and republics. I am betting that even if Scotland broke away from the UK, it would still want to be associated with and be part of the Commonwealth.

[@gumpyoldbugger6944]

@@antiwufei553 The monach in Commonwealth is non-political by law. Yes the reigning monach will have their own political beliefs, but they do not have the legal power or right to exercise them or force them upon the respective govenments that form the Commonwealth. Nor are they by tradition expect to voice them outloud, and are too keep mum when it comes to governmental policy and objectives. As for potentially outstriping the EU, it all depends on how such a trade agreement between Commonwealth member state is drawn up. Many of the Commonwealth nations such as Canada, Australia and other are rich in resouces and material that many EU states are lacking in. Factor in a free trade deal between Commonwealth nations and developing value added goods made from those raw materials, then yes a Commonwealth nations trade block could surpass that of the EU. I will agree at this point in time, it can't for a number of reasons, but it would be possible if a concerted effort was made among the Commonwealth.

[@rice4550]

You do realise pretty much every non white member of the commonwealth sees the monarchy as a symbol of colonial domination why would Indians or Ghanaians rally around the people that had them in chains?

[@joshuakampamba9061]

I am a proud commonwealth citizen.

[@JoshuaNicholson-dz4cl]

The commonwealth is the perfect platform to help level up countries that were once severely exploited. If the commonwealth even just helps poorer countries organise themselves and stage fair elections, that's a good step forward and away from possible dictatorships ect. Ive always longed for the UK to invest in it's previous colonies in education, infrastructure and private investments. Knowing many people from commonwealth nations personally, I have first hand experience of their kindness, willingness and good nature. Why don't we invest in them and help their nations become better places?

[@mr.unknown11ભરવાડ11]

Then their birth rates will be falling as well... :(

[@JoshuaNicholson-dz4cl]

@@mr.unknown11ભરવાડ11 Why, because they are too educated?

[@mr.unknown11ભરવાડ11]

​@@JoshuaNicholson-dz4cl In India, education isn't a problem instead it's a solution to Casteism. I'm from Lower Caste and my community people can't afford costly education or political representation as both require a wealthy Indian background & those with privilege don't understand our suffering. Marriage rates in India are falling rapidly because of persistent Inequality and forced Caste based marriages regardless of education or wealth. People are forced to earn in the west because Indian society provides privilege to only the top 5 percent wealthiest using educational mobility even when it comes to marriage. You can't believe it but in my city, A girl of a lower Caste got pregnant by a boy of Upper Caste and what happened? The death of a Child... & Vice-versa also.... Even educated people are used to behaving in a castist way as they don't want to be alone.🥲 How can you solve this problem if the politicians aren't willing to speak aloud on these persistent hierarchy driven issues...🙃

[@lageos1860]

We have the 3rd installment of "Empire Strike Back" before GTA6

[@livephysiology]

It would be interesting to see a comparison to the G7 and the European Union, as they are both mentioned in the video.

[@frankoneill5675]

From RTÉ, 24 October: 'The leaders of the Commonwealth group of nations are to meet at a welcome banquet in Samoa in the South Pacific, with climate change and reparations for Britain's role in the transatlantic slave trade on the agenda of summit discussions'.

[@tgapete01]

You mean when they ended it?

[@Bolsonaro_em_Haia]

TLDR team, you may want to revise the Description. It features a funding link that is no longer functional, and fails to provide the current link to your online store. Instructive video. Thanks for providing it. I may be mistaken, but I get the sense that the Commonwealth is indeed a mostly diplomatic organization. Which is a good thing. It is nearly always a good thing when different nations give themselves the opportunity to peacefully learn more and listen more to each other. Diplomatics, even more than politics, dwells on a lot of intentional ambiguity and even deliberate paradoxes. It is hardly your fault, but I could not help but find it funny when (2'45") you reminded us that there was a decision to declare equalilty of status among members. I am fairly sure that status does not work that way. Still, there are not many other ways of being diplomatic.