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Imperialism is alive and well today, it's just that it's less noticeable since total war has been infeasible since the atomic age.
by bduerst 10y ago
Imperialism is alive and well today, it's just that it's less noticeable since total war has been infeasible since the atomic age.
- dpc59 10y agoGo tell that to people who live in Syria, Yemen, Nigeria, Palestine or Libya.
- ommunist 10y agoYugoslavia, Serbia, Ukraine, Turkey...
- bduerst 10y agoPuppet wars, not Total War. There's a difference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_war https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_war We haven't experienced Total War in our lifetime (thankfully), but when referencing the imperial dynasties in history as being more noticeable, it's usually because the wars they held were total.