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We gave the world cucumber sandwiches and a nice hot cup of tea on the lawn at 4pm in the afternoon. :sunny: And nicked land from the locals who had pointed sticks and we had guns. :nope:

Well no Empire is perfect. :roll:

You are all wrong, the world's most evil empire is this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackney_Empire

responsible for launching Ben Elton's career, there can be nothing more unforgiveable than that.

:D Chock

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Originally Posted by micky1up

none of the above how about the insect empire ?

Bah, if arguing like that you can only vote for algas. The come up with by far the greatest share of world's bio-mass.

Human slaves, in an Insect Nation!

Oh ahh ha ha haaaa!

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Originally Posted by Yahoshua

I decided or the British empire as it is the most recent empire to have had the largest influence on the course of world events. Not even Soviet Russia rivaled British influence throughout English colonization.

The British Empire stretched from the East Indies to the 13 American colonies, From South Africa to Egypt, from the British territory of Palestine to Iraq, from India to Hong Kong, the influence of the slow collapse of the British empire has definitively shaped for more than 300 years the events of world politics.

From the division of the middle east along geographic landmarks as opposed to tribal territories, to the independence of the American colonies and of India and the East Indies, to the cessation of Hong Kong to China, to the independence of South Africa and Egypt.

England has shaped the nations that influenced politics of the recent past (50+ years) modern politics (Iraq, Kashmir, West bank and Gaza Strip, South African Apartheid, and the loss of Hong Kong) and although the direct influence of the British Empire is now gone, the remains of that empires' policies will continue to influence the affairs of nations in the decades to come.

If thinking in terms or influence and persistence through time, at least two other empries would be needed to ranked higher than the Brits: the Greek cities and Macedonian empire (due to the immense influence Greek philospophy had on the Roman empire and, until today, the modern occident - where would American and European thinking and it's cultural influence on all world - in form of the Brits - be without the Greek ancient philosophy?), and the various empires listed that were part of Islamic factions. What other ideology is there to be mentioned that is vital and alive and still pushing to expand for one and a half millenia?

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Originally Posted by Tchocky

Human slaves, in an Insect Nation!

Oh ahh ha ha haaaa!

Frank Herbert: The Green Brain. Novel.

Frank Herbert: Hellstrom's Hive. Novel (Tip!)

Saul Bass (director): Phase IV. Movie (Tip!)

Still not sure what it's polling.

Is this poll asking for which empire was the most influential? Violent? Poisonous?

Not trying to be sarcastic. Just trying to unmuddy the waters.

My opinion the most Virulent empires is the fast food, tobacco and porn industries. Never mind the romans, some of those Empires on the list actually did a power of good. So I'm going with my three picks there.

Don't have to be a country to be an Empire.

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Originally Posted by Chock

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

The Mongols will make a big comeback. You just watch!:rock:

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Originally Posted by NefariousKoel

The Mongols will make a big comeback. You just watch!:rock:

From the present time, that would be an interesting thing to see . . . especially given that they are currently sandwiched in between the Bear and the Dragon . . . I would watch that battle any day . . . and a win from their side, wow! :hmm:

British Empire is not dead!!! Yet.

The British Commonwealth still exists and together are a group of nations that can rival any other world power in terms of military.

Pitty it's dying.

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Originally Posted by Reaves

British Empire is not dead!!! Yet.

The British Commonwealth still exists and together are a group of nations that can rival any other world power in terms of military.

Pitty it's dying.

It's dying because the Commonwealth stop seeing itself in nationalistic terms, but rather as a loose alliance to play olympic like games. The power of the Union Jack in legal matters within the Commonwealth isn't like what it use to be in its hayday. However, it still holds considerable symbolism. And I'd rather see the old Commonwealth HK flag fly over the new flower flag any day of the week.