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Alternatively, "empire" is synonymous with "evil" because a benign entity cannot be competitive enough to reach empire size.
by hoseja 5y ago
Alternatively, "empire" is synonymous with "evil" because a benign entity cannot be competitive enough to reach empire size.
- kzrdude 5y agoI was pondering this when listening to stories of the fall of the Aztecs and the Inca empires (Fall of Civilizations podcast - some great hours-long stories there!). Officials from the Spanish empire came by and caused these meso- and south american empires to fall. The empires that fell were indeed already warmongering, and dominating their part of the continent due to fighting successful wars and/or alliances. In that sense, it was "only" an empire taking down another. That viewpoint is however just the politics of the history. We can't forget how it affected the people.
- mirekrusin 5y agoYou mean ie. Empire State Building can be referred to as Evil State Building?