No the reason you don’t have an Empire is because its easier to conquer another country than to keep one. All those imperial subjects just didnt feel subjugated

How come Irish qualifies as white? We weren’t white when we wanted self determination in the 20's or civil rights in the 70's. Back when being racist was popular Anglo Saxons didnt want us in their whites only club. Now being Irish is on the wrong side again; being one of only 5 million Irish people somehow counts as…