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by justinzollars 1909 days ago
Many British believed they were number 1, a world leader, long after they were left behind and this was not the case.
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Britain fell due to the necessity of containing a neighbouring state which have bigger population, better productivity, and the advantage of not having an empire abroad of a continent.

At the end, the Brits fell after pummeling Germany two times. Both haven't recovered fully today. So this historical analogue doesn't really speak well to both US and China in the next, say, 3 generations. Wonder who would be the US in this situation though.

The analog was regarding denial. Not the circumstances leading to losing the position of hegemon.