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i meant a british colony populated by non-british people. they all sank after declaring independence.
the americans are british, of course they achieved success after independence. ditto for australia canada etc.
don't be silly, any honest vietnamese would tell you independence was a terrible thing and they would die to be french. the alliance francais does good business in vietnam as many of them acknowledge they were better off being french subjects, at least they won't starve or have to plough fields filled with mines or marry loser singaporean old men.
kuan yew caused independence for singapore. without his terrible mistake and hard-headedness, your life would not be so hard.![]()
After second generation born on Amercan soil, they did not see themselves as Brit. Ok if you prefer an example of non-Anglos, how about India? Them dark skins were fervently calling for the Brits to get out of their land. Yes, they admired the Brits, but they wanted self-rule. Who wouldn't?
Same thing with the Indochinese, they admired the French, even the Americans - mainly because them were more advanced technologically, but nevertheless, didn't want to be ruled by them. That's why Ho Chi Minh had the support of the masses to kick the Frogs out.
BTW, LKY wasn't responsible for Sg's Independence, he just happend to be at the helm of little red dot when the Federation kicked Peesai out. LKY did not "mastermind" Sg's breakaway from Great Britain nor The Federation. And my life may be hard, but it is because I am working class - need to work. Not because of some political issue.
Cheers!