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I think the point I was trying to make is - I cannot imagine an empire such as the British empire going around conquering and taking over the world today. We ha

I think the point I was trying to make is - I cannot imagine an empire such as the British empire going around conquering and taking over the world today. We have nuclear power. We have instant communication on a global scale. Organizing is easier than ever on the internet and once we have satellite internet, it is game over. I just don't see the same type of century old analogies panning out in today's world. A superpower cannot antagonize, bully, invade and destroy neighbors like they used to in 13th century. Your point of the Nazi party sounds plausible - if Nazi party had slowly built up their power, I think they'd had a hard time spreading on a global scale.

chrisco255 7y ago
Maybe. I think nuclear weapons are a deterrent for these world wars that happened in the 20th century and I agree on that point. But the cold war still happened and it lasted a long time and there were many proxy wars fought in the process. If world economy tanked for some reason and we found ourselves in another great depression, then all bets are off, though. Desperate people will do desperate things. They are more easily manipulated. Any number of things could shift and the world is not as well put together as we would like to believe. It's a lot of duct tape and glue holding the whole thing together.