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by dudinax 387 days ago
Has there ever been an empire that committed suicide at the height of power?
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jandrewrogers 387 days ago
All of them. "Height of their power" is a retrospective take.
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bobbylarrybobby 387 days ago
Doesn't mean their death was by suicide, though.
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rsynnott 387 days ago
Lots of them, though it's usually through unwinnable wars. See Kaiser Willhelm II, Napoleon, Imperial Japan, etc.
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yubblegum 387 days ago
Is it is really Trump holding a 'box cutter' to America's throat, or is it a 'controlled demolition' of an "empire" that presents obstacles for a grand plan for the future of global governance ..

[p.s. bravo to the one who downvoted as soon as I hit submit! Wow, that was quick. Bots on HN?]

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hkpack 387 days ago
It is not a suicide.

We are in a global war, and US and the west is taking damage.

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