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by lostlogin 3569 days ago
And then back again. That's empires for you.
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Of course, one could argue that those of us in the US are in fact the British Empire, the narrative slightly complicated by that civil war period of 1776-1812 of course.
True, this seems to be how Foreign policy people view things. This viewpoint shows up in things like "Five eyes" etc.