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You don't have to be a superpower to be a prosperous society. This loss of superpower status means you need to refocus your efforts on the tractable instead of
by lo_zamoyski 2y ago
You don't have to be a superpower to be a prosperous society. This loss of superpower status means you need to refocus your efforts on the tractable instead of wallowing in has-been fantasy.
- fidotron 2y agoThe scary thing about 21st century Britain is the extent to which they now wallow in the never-happened fantasy of the Harry Potter universe to compensate for it. That has changed absolutely everything, not all bad to be sure.
- bombcar 2y agoAs an American, I categorically refuse to believe Britain is anything but Harry Potter without magic.
- schnitzelstoat 2y agoYeah, like I don't think Norway or Switzerland have ever been empires, much less superpowers. But they provide a very good standard of living for their citizens.
- xedrac 2y agoNorway's economy is heavily reliant on oil and gas. What of countries that don't have such abundant natural resources?
- tempest_ 2y agoOf course that is true but it undeniably helps. I wonder if postwar Britain watching its hegemony decline will be anything like the current decline of the US.
- HPsquared 2y agoAnd "small but prosperous" is exactly what Singapore does well. The UK could learn a lot from Singapore.