Re:The size of an empire cannot be larger than 1 month of tr...
by pifm_guy on Friday January 06, 2023 @12:30PM
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> empires that span the globe are much more feasible today
A lot of people would argue that ~half the world is part of the US empire today...
In that the US has power to strongly influence/make decisions in about half the world, extradite people from about half the world, and enforce IP/anti drug/monetary controls in about half the world.
And by some definitions, it might be 80% of the world.
A lot of people would argue that ~half the world is part of the US empire today...
In that the US has power to strongly influence/make decisions in about half the world, extradite people from about half the world, and enforce IP/anti drug/monetary controls in about half the world.
And by some definitions, it might be 80% of the world.