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There is critical delay of communications beyond which an empire becomes ungovernable. If the Atlantic was narrower Her Majesty would rightfully rule the whole

There is critical delay of communications beyond which an empire becomes ungovernable. If the Atlantic was narrower Her Majesty would rightfully rule the whole of North America. If it was wider - we may not have been able to settle there. And history gives us pretty good idea what kind of ping political governance tolerates.

GuiA 10y ago
If the Atlantic was narrower, it'd have been settled long before (by Vikings, other Europeans, etc) and Her Majesty wouldn't be overwhelmingly likely to rule the whole of North America.
ThomPete 10y ago
One of the best analysis of the US geopolitical situation I have ever read is this. https://www.stratfor.com/analysis/geopolitics-united-states-part-1-inevitable-empire https://www.stratfor.com/analysis/geopolitics-united-states-... Thought me a lot.
- danbruc 10y ago
  While they do some interesting analyses, the mindset they express is just horrifying.
  - ThomPete 10y ago
    Sometimes the right people say the wrong thing and the wrong people the right thing. I understand the controversy but that doesn't take away from the value of their analysis IMO.