Redbeard
Banned
I agree up to the British reaction- which i take utter offence to.Of course, you may be taking your example from the actions of General Dyer at Amritsar. Dyer was one hot headed reactionary who deserved to be shot for what he did- his action is the only example of such action in the Empire. And a British blockade? Your simply twisting irrelevent WW1 events to suit your own ludicrous view of the British Empire. You forget the influence of the major parties, Conservative, Liberal and Labour in the British body politic. Of course, there was uneasyness about the whole concept of Empire from the time of the premiership of Balfour- note the novel by Conan-Doyle "Tragedy of the Korosko" and so forth. But British people actually taking such an interest in what German politics has to say? Of course the Labour party had already exponated such ideas, but not such on a radical scale as you purport.
BRITAIN IN 1915 WAS NOT READY TO GIVE UP ITS EMPIRE
The independence movements in Africa were in part ignited from the views of African soldiers returning from the trenches and seeing what inequality they had back home in comparison to the minority whites (inequality on such a scale being one of the great failings of the British Empire). Without the World War you would not see such a flowering of independence movements without active sponsorship from the German government- which you so fail to mention because your post is simply a Communist diatribe.
And what about India? Gandhi and the other independence groups were at this time merely asking for autonomy- full blown independence at this time was far too radical. And Canada? Already a dominion. South Africa- a disassociated but still an Imperial Dominion. You see in your utterly stupid diatribe you both expose you lack of general knowledge of the greatest Empire the world has ever seen and seem to want to express political opinions that otherwise would never have been needed.
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If you think the British would not be able to act stupidly or brutal - well that is your problem
Empire wise this ATL only start the heavy divergence from OTL when the German socialdemocratic "paradise" not only show impressive results for its citizens, but also increasingly agitate against imperialism etc.
With socialdemocrats gradually being identified as the most prominent enemies of the empire, I imagine the political fronts in GB between Labour and the political establishment being drawn much harder. After all we in OTL did have widespread strikes and military being prepared to combat them.
In a TL, where the RN, despite its great cost, has proved useless, and the Empire is suffering from increasing pressure, not at least from within, I could easily see (even) British leaders acting desperately and stupid.
Finally, go back and revise your rethorics - I'm not impressed with people calling me stupid or unknowing - without showing they are different themselves.
Regards
Steffen Redbeard