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		richardhod on Dec 21, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The topologist’s world map (2020) You misunderstand the status of these countries, which are countries. They have their own football teams. The only reason that they are largely ruled from Westminster is due to the the military strength of England.

messe on Dec 22, 2022 [–]

They’re not sovereign states though. Having a football team doesn’t make something a country, I hope you realise how ridiculous that sounds.

And that last sentence is an extremely revisionist view of British history.

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