re: #168 Belafon

We haven’t moved beyond the need for militaries, obviously, but, since there’s no more land to conquer, being an empire is not about who you control, but who you influence. Britain could be a major world influencer. They export a whole lot of culture.

And yet they, and the US, seem to think they need to go back in time. The US has never been the old style empire, and were really the first empire built entirely on influence. And yet, both countries want to go back to days when iron fists ruled.

Edited

Well, the US empire was also built by armies and navies that rolled over the Axis then provided the backbone to NATO.