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Re:Secret government: America against democracy by digitalengineer on Wednesday July 10, 2013 @05:25AM (#6018328)
It would seem the British were 'assisted' with parting with their empire by the US: "...an ambitious geopolitical agenda hatched within President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Treasury and aimed at eliminating Britain as an economic and political rival". http://www.amazon.com/The-Battle-Bretton-Woods-University/dp...
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Re:Secret government: America against democracy by api on Wednesday July 10, 2013 @09:29AM (#6019314)
Maybe we can dump our empire on China. Bonus: they'll think it's a good thing.
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Re:Secret government: America against democracy by gadders on Wednesday July 10, 2013 @11:23AM (#6020316)
They are already building their own in Africa.
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Re:Secret government: America against democracy by zhemao on Wednesday July 10, 2013 @01:43PM (#6021493)
Yeah, minus the enormous military expenditures and political meddling. They're going about building empire the smart way: a way in which no one even realizes they are building one and they can pull out at any time without far-reaching political repercussions.
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Re:Secret government: America against democracy by zhemao on Wednesday July 10, 2013 @01:39PM (#6021470)
Yeah I don't know about that. Chinese governments have historically never been quite keen on owning overseas empires in the same way that European powers have.
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