Interesting Snippet

When George Washington took command of the US Continental Army the flag he used was that of the East India Company. By coincidence the flag had 13 red and white stripes. As the blue rectangle in the left corner consisted of the British Union Jack, GW replaced it with 13 five pointed white stars.

While the British lost the 1776 war, the East India Company's owners (who constituted the real power behind the British government) not only did not lose, but moved right into the new USA economy.

Interesting. Get rid of the British, but hold on to the emblem of British power.

(Source : CRITICAL PATH by R. Buckminster Fuller)