Not only do most people not want to be boss, most nations aren't trying to take over the world. One interesting thing: since most nations are tiny, and they ar

Not only do most people not want to be boss, most nations aren't trying to take over the world. One interesting thing: since most nations are tiny, and they are so utterly dependent on playing ninjitsu against others because they have no hard power ... the though doesn't occur to them. It becomes part of the national identity. Canada->US Scotland->England Nordics (i.e. Norwegian)->Germany/France We're a little bit more meek (for better or worse) by default, not just in geopolitics, but culturally as well.