Alan Turing could have lived his whole life twice over and he would still have to wait 18 years for Gay Marriage to be legalized in the UK

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• EnsignWashout@startrek.website ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  He also could have lived twice as long if the government had just left him the fuck alone. :(

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• essell@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I suspect you’re unclear on what “Great Britain” means.

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  • iocase@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Would that word have basically meant all of the British isles since Irish independence happened far after WWII?

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  • unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Tbh it’s never been especially clear to most of the world

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    • 9point6@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Great Britain is the big island in the British isles (all of the land including the whole of Ireland, channel isles, etc). Think how gran canaria is the big island of the Canary isles.

      The United Kingdom is the name of the country run by the British government (England, Scotland, Wales & NI)

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  • irate944@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    It’s a britain that is great

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    • Magnum@infosec.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      You beat me to it

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