The benefits of Empire are also strategic depth and resources to call on in war. The British and French nations survived the struggles with Germany because of their Empires.
The costs of Empire to the United States have been dear indeed, the military spending is trifling compared to the damage done to our economy by Free Trade, to Constitutional Republican Government by the necessities of Imperial rule, to our Liberties by this Intelligence Gendarmerie that crept into some power, to the Trust of our people in their government- America is culturally a high trust society. In sum Empire impoverished and unraveled America.
Fortunately we are both guarded and confined by our Oceanic geography.
No one is getting in… and we can’t really get away either.
Fascinating writing Lorenzo! The EU seemed alright when I travelled around Europe in the early 2000s, but that was the early days of the War on Terror, and it definitely seems like things have become worse since then...
The benefits of Empire are also strategic depth and resources to call on in war. The British and French nations survived the struggles with Germany because of their Empires.
The costs of Empire to the United States have been dear indeed, the military spending is trifling compared to the damage done to our economy by Free Trade, to Constitutional Republican Government by the necessities of Imperial rule, to our Liberties by this Intelligence Gendarmerie that crept into some power, to the Trust of our people in their government- America is culturally a high trust society. In sum Empire impoverished and unraveled America.
Fortunately we are both guarded and confined by our Oceanic geography.
No one is getting in… and we can’t really get away either.
Fascinating writing Lorenzo! The EU seemed alright when I travelled around Europe in the early 2000s, but that was the early days of the War on Terror, and it definitely seems like things have become worse since then...