Yes, we deserve to be chastised, and who better to do it than a child of Britannia?  Although, it seems there wasn't such arrogance when the brits came begging for aid after their incompetence and cowardice before Axis aggression lost them most of their empire, not to mention all the equipment they abandoned when they ran away.  Of course, that was probably because Britain is a protestant country.  If only it were run by Catholics.