On: Queen Elizabeth II has died

[blibble]

during her lifetime the British Empire went from its zenith to its end

leaving a trade bloc (Brexit) is hardly notable by comparison

[mato → blibble]

The EU is not a 'trade bloc' (sic).

In the grand scheme of things, Brexit and its consequences were much alike to what I imagine would happen were $STATE to leave the USA.

[umanwizard → mato]

The USA is much more culturally, politically, economically, etc. integrated than the EU.

[bloqs → umanwizard]

True but the comparison is more correct than the former

[kurupt213 → blibble]

To be fair, deals Churchill made with Roosevelt during Lend Lease ushered in the end. She inherited that situation from her dad.

[scott_w → blibble]

It is when you see Brexit as part of that end.

[blibble → scott_w]

the Empire ended in 1997 with the handover of Hong Kong

before the EU existed

[ploika → blibble]

The EEC became the EU in 1993.

[zxexz → blibble]

Do you mean the eurozone? The EU as we know it today came into existence (Maastricht treaty). The eurozone was 1999.

[4ad → blibble]

The EU was founded in 1993, and traces its roots back to EEC (1957) and ECSC (1951).

[blibble → 4ad]

it is quite clear in the Maastrict treaty that the EU was a newly established entity that absorbed the obligations and responsibilities of the former entities

(in the same way the United States absorbed the obligations and responsibilities of Great Britain in the 13 colonies)

(regardless, I got my dates wrong, I was thinking of Nice...)

[yuppie_scum → blibble]

Buddy take the L on that comment