UK described as the 51st state of America - 'we're very dependant on them'

[@bookofeverything3204]

It is 52nd… 51st is Israel

[@noatak6027]

lol the UK is America's side chick

[@Serialthriller273]

Nooooo Israel owns UK and usa

[@SASA-dj7bf]

True🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@AndriyValdensius-wi8gw]

Israel has an abusive relationship with the USA, but in the opposite sense than that of the UK's. Israel abuses and exploits the USA, like the USA abuses and exploits the UK.

[@ဝံလှံ]

UK is 53rd. 51st ist Israel. And 52nd ist Germany, according to the alarmists occupying the KZbin comment sections.

[@-Gumbo]

It's been called that for years, there is a film called The 51st State, it's a good film.

[@Steve157Oh]

Samuel Jackson is so quoteable in that.

[@VinceTomJones]

Thanks I will look for it on Pirate Bay

[@Steve157Oh]

Dependent, not dependant - the adjective, not the noun.

[@DoFeedThePigeons]

Since 1945 this island has been captured

[@susanmitchell4744]

We paid the debt back so we owe the septics nothing!

[@VTh-f5x]

Bad karma of empire.

[@NPC--666]

You'd rather the islamic empires had came out on top? Well it won't be long before youbget what you want​. You'll miss the West when its gone I suspect. @@VTh-f5x

[@NPC--666]

@@VTh-f5x You'd rather the islamic empires had prevailed? You'll miss the West when its gone.

[@NPC--666]

@uexodus1 socialists and gloablists

[@VTh-f5x]

51st state is too flattering... Its an overseas territory without voting rights. 😂

[@noahbrock349]

True. A colony to use when convenient.

[@autobotfan11]

How ironic

[@ilFrancotti]

The 51st State is Japan The 52nd State is Germany The UK is more like a controlled oversea territory, the likes of Puerto Rico.

[@imbonkers3629]

He doesn’t mention Americas $34 trillion of debt 😮 which will sink their economy 🙄

[@geofftoase3855]

The US is an exception, it is running an annual Balance of Trade deficit of about one Trillion dollars, domestic and foreign debt amounts to about 33 Trillion dollars but through its control of gas and oil pricing, and hegemonic control of the global trading system it can - whilst the present institutional infrastructure remains in place - be subsidised by those who export goods and commodities to the US in exchange for US treasuries [which costs the US nothing but the interest payments on them, and the US can ‘roll-over’ debts]. The world has to hold substantial dollar reserves [which support the value of the dollar] in order to access the oil and gas [even though the US doesn't own all the oil and gas traded] required to fuel their economies. They cannot 'buck' the system without compromising their own economies. The US economic interest is secured by their domination of the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, International Finance Corporation and SWIFT - the International payments system based in Belgium. By their dominant presence in all those organisations the US has constructed a rule -based economic order which allows it the exorbitant privilege of running continual trade deficits, which it satisfies by issuing US treasury bonds.

[@AndriyValdensius-wi8gw]

The US Dollar is STILL the world reserve currency. The Fed prints as many dollars as it needs. US debt is in dollars, which it prints itself. Whether the system will continue is questionable, but there is no immediate sign it won't. It's true that the BRICS countries plus / minus Iran and Saudi were talking about introducing THEIR own mutual oil based currency as a dollar (and euro) alternative, but with the rapid collapse of Russia economically with their idiotic war, I'd say that idea is stillborn.

[@alexnelson9512]

If that is the case, then it is time for a big change for the rest of the world.

[@terryjones6333]

If that's right, I'll pack my bags and move to Arizona 🎉🎉, get in 👍

[@AllanHinde-mb2pr]

Montana for me

[@AllanHinde-mb2pr]

@ryu_san_ don’t move to New York mate looks more like the Middle East

[@terryjones6333]

@@AllanHinde-mb2prAlso resembles LONDON to 🤣 😂

[@PowerfulVillain]

Lmao careful which flight you book. You never know which osama is hiding where with the cult population freely on the rise in the UK. You guys gave it all away to the middle east 😂. Good job.

[@AllanHinde-mb2pr]

@@terryjones6333 true 😂

[@savinggrace70]

I would gladly become another state belonging to USA. I know they can have serious poverty issues but many have a much better standard off living than us.

[@bjrnthebootybandit]

You won't have that lol.

[@TheWarsuron]

Then go live in America if you think it is so wonderful

[@liberalbias4462]

Tons of British people do. But why when we can just become America. Lol​@@TheWarsuron

[@beardedbaldie2698]

Same here! The UK has seriously fallen behind the US quality of life in the last 20 years. Salaries are 2-3x higher in the US yet their cost of living is lower (outside of California and New York)…the UK sucks.

[@keifer7813]

And you probably voted for Brexit complaining that the EU is "taking our sovereignty". The hypocrisy is insane

[@machismo4256]

Ukraine has hopes of being the 51st state.

[@AndriyValdensius-wi8gw]

The Ukraine is MUCH more independent. It will TAKE aid, certainly but but will be more it's own boss.

[@LitpalLitpal]

He's right, it IS the 51st state

[@AllanHinde-mb2pr]

No it is not if it were we would be American

[@ravd8082]

we should have a trade deal with usa if thats the case, we are the biggest foreign investor in the usa

[@uingaeoc3905]

@@ravd8082 That is precisely why neither the US Trade Dept or Congress do not want a deal - the UK already has a trading advantage.

[@PowerfulVillain]

@@ravd8082 Dude, UK claiming itself to be USA's 51st state is actually a good thing for UK. It's a mosquito bite for USA. When UK is falling down and breaking apart with 'cult' infestation, they'll beg to be part of USA. Cheap mofos. Even Greece did better.

[@robertcreighton4635]

I read on KZbin after the knife attack in Australia the other day people saying it was the 51st state. I reckon if thats the case uk 52nd state

[@JamesJohnAgar]

That's part of the problem, one way extradition processes, to close in my opinion just think of all the millions(if not billions) wasted on foreign wars that have had no real impact on us that could have been spent on the NHS, Housing, Fighting Crime, etc!

[@bjrnthebootybandit]

Yeah but you are forced by the States into their foreign policy as they are the leaders of Nato and the over reliance of the UK on USA makes you followers. They see you as weak. Selling off the NHS to them now also.

[@richardturner3464]

don't blame USA for mass Muslim illegal immigration. that mistake is yours and yours alone.

[@ltdan8825]

Imagine a country thats overrun by the 3rd world whilst being ashamed to fly its own flag, whilst pretending to be little America, no wonder the world laughs at the UK.

[@NPC--666]

More like a caliphate than a 51st state I'd suggest

[@dazza9326]

Don't associate me with that Country, it's insulting.

[@DoFeedThePigeons]

Sorry but your captured 😂

[@noahbrock349]

I completely agree. I'm fed up with people claiming that the U.S. and Britain a brothers.

[@AndriyValdensius-wi8gw]

Not brothers. Master and slave more like.

[@theadventuresofwolf5.77]

Ukraine is 53rd state and mexico 54th and canada 55th

[@StuartHanson-fo7iw]

Pro e u what a surprise but I agree we should be firm with USA like they do to us

[@imbonkers3629]

What about the 27 eu countries 😮

[@PowerfulVillain]

They're irrelevant. They don't speak english so they can do one.

[@bjrnthebootybandit]

​@@PowerfulVillainthat mentality had put you in the dire insignificant position you are in now. Chinese and Spanish language has increased in relevance. You are behind the times, stuck in the past. Many of the English speaking countries laugh at you and don't respect you

[@jonathan7700]

Hahaha, how does it feel? And we tax you without representation 😂

[@nextbillspencer]

I would be humble in light of the bleak future of the dollar

[@keifer7813]

Your time will come. America will come to regret all the enemies it has made

[@mrsentencename7334]

Since 1945

[@georgerj2419]

It is sort of true. Angus is probably right about the abuse of the term special relationship.

[@pathan427]

Only the official declaration is not yet made public.

[@yangyun4412]

Anyway, it is not a independent country. DO what USA leaders tell them to do, agree what USA leaders say

[@dee7665]

How about do what we say or do what russia say or do what china say. That little island can't withstand 50 miles of wind gusts. This is not the old days the world will not bow down to that tiny block again

[@pabloastudillo6903]

The US and the UK is a very beneficial relationship to both countries. It can be said that UK is our greatest allied.

[@aion5837]

No. The 'benefit' only works one way.

[@pabloastudillo6903]

Really? Please tell us is is the beneficiary? Throughout history both countries have answered the call- The US has had an unconditional relationship with the UK- I served in Belgium at SHAPE my boss was a Brit major- best damn officer I ever served under

[@noahbrock349]

What a load of absolute nonsense. The U.S. has continually brought Britain into wars which we would have been better to distance ourselves from.

[@TheWarsuron]

@@pabloastudillo6903 no such thing as an unconditional relationship, and answered what call ?, the call to go die for America to larp as an empire.

[@TheWarsuron]

Our culture has been subverted and is being destroyed becasue of the influence of America. but they have the audacity to complain about tick tock

[@PhilipMarcYT]

If that were true, the U.K. would be better off than it is now.

[@gw7624]

Don't be daft. The US is in an absolute mess.

[@gw7624]

@ryu_san_ Since when did we 'import' our tech and finance sectors? Do you know anything at all about the history of the UK?

[@noahbrock349]

Very patronising. We can look after ourselves, thank you.

[@Flibbles]

@ryu_san_ our tech and finance sector are exports not imports.

[@robhunt-watts8908]

Better be the 51st state of America than any part of the EUSSR.

[@pickleperryemz]

@robhunt-watts8908 I agree to a point, I know who I would rather be in bed with but I also agree with this chap about the American deep state and they way they use us. Trump loves his roots in the UK, can’t wait to see him back in the white house and the IRA sympathiser that is Joe Biden in the nursing home where he belongs.

[@El.Cid17]

What a utter load of crap.

[@finianlacy8827]

RIDE WAVE??

[@Laura-yd3ds]

No Israel.

[@davidgreen6490]

This kind of thing was popular in the 80s but not really anymore, he will not sell many books in 2024. Britain lost autonomy in military matters in 1945, and lost all economic sovereignty when we joined the EU in 1992. We have a little back now, and are still powerfull enough to exploit it, lets see if we can do it one last time...

[@jb894]

You joined in the 70s

[@davidgreen6490]

@@jb894 No we joined the single market and EEC in 1973, the political union was created in 1992. Fascinating how you do not know that..

[@kitcat4512]

More like a party to decentralization and global governance.

[@evelynpaiz9409]

That could be excellent but you are ottoman colony

[@finianlacy8827]

Americans love the English..I lived in Nyc for 3 yrs

[@bjrnthebootybandit]

Maybe as a tourist but they don't respect your country

[@lucywin8000]

Not all Americans

[@finianlacy8827]

@@lucywin8000 not all English.

[@DavidDragonetti]

We are talking money not someone you met in a cafe in NY ... The point is we are dominated by the US. They control everything and we dont like it

[@softspike0]

If it's like that, let Brits live in the USA

[@imbonkers3629]

Take it ur not a Brit so keep out of it 🙄

[@PowerfulVillain]

Oh so then who'll live in Britain? The 'cultists'? Ofcourse UK is infested with and plagued by 🕌's and the cultists. Right!

[@noatak6027]

UK is America's side chick

[@yolanda8563]

I wish we were... we would have more freedom.

[@AllanHinde-mb2pr]

More like the second Islamic nation

[@AndriyValdensius-wi8gw]

He's right. The UK isn't nor will be a 51st or any other state. It is or would be an overseas US territory like Puerto Rico or Guam. Bigger and richer, obviously, but with the same political representation, ie NONE. An American colony, in other words. That would be very funny. The ultimate case of returning roosting chickens or Karma. 1776 and all that.

[@stephendalton1648]

Somewhere lower than Arkansas

[@DilbertWhitehead]

Its called a special relationship for a reason. Why the obsession with undervaluing that?

[@aion5837]

Does a slave have a 'special relationship' with its owner?

[@DilbertWhitehead]

@aion5837 look up what the relationship means, you may learn something

[@noahbrock349]

The special relationship does not exist. Stop being so gullible. Most Americans have never heard of this "special relationship" and U.S. politicians could not care less about it. We need to grow up and stop being dependent on the U.S. It is pathetic.

[@noahbrock349]

​@@aion5837Well said. The relationship between Britain and the U.S. is abusive.

[@DilbertWhitehead]

@noahbrock349 you can disbelieve all you want but the majority of our collaboration goes on behind the scenes in intelligence sharing and coordination - too important to involve the general public in. We would come to each other's aid no matter what. The United States has no closer ally than the United Kingdom

[@snarf2887]

Nahhh... The 51st state is Canada. You guys are 52nd 😂

[@windowman929]

Britain is the poorest state of America 😅

[@BritMemes]

Yes but with free healthcare better education system and no school shootings

[@PowerfulVillain]

Lmao without USA, UK is gonna become another Greece. Sorry Greeks, it is what it is 😛

[@El.Cid17]

Rubbish.

[@imbonkers3629]

We don’t even have a trade agreement clown now go look 👀 how much of your debt we hold lol 😆

[@noahbrock349]

Absolute nonsense. France and Germany do not obsess about the U.S. but are still relatively strong economies.

[@imbonkers3629]

@@noahbrock349 who blew up nordstream lol and Germany said the case is closed 🙄

[@El.Cid17]

@@imbonkers3629 Who cares?

[@StuartHanson-fo7iw]

Their is a deep feeling by our allies that British politicians will compromise on negotiation so they push that little bit more,it’s European who treat us worse ,given wat we did for them but the irony is,when British people are serious they can out negotiate anybody with our linguistic skliis so it’s the same old thing?we need tougher brighter politicians

[@mronline1220]

At this point, i wouldn't mind being an official self-governing US territory.

[@stevenfz5296]

Well American is are master & hasbeen since 1950 some now.

[@murkzmontana]

Brexit was going to make this a free and independent country right 😂😂😂