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LOL!

A doo run-run-run, a doo run-run

by ATinNM on Sat Jan 5th, 2008 at 05:34:19 PM EST
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Incidentally, this reminds me of a theory that Colman and I have been hashing out over IM. In a nutshell, this is the same old same old Western Empire, it's just that the seat of it moved to the US a while ago. So, the European elites are just second-tier functionnaries of the Empire. This would explain a lot.

We have met the enemy, and he is us — Pogo

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Jan 5th, 2008 at 05:56:54 PM EST
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Re: Saturday Open Thread (none / 1)

We're Greece. They're Rome.

Food is running out, and the barbarians are at the gates.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Sat Jan 5th, 2008 at 06:17:37 PM EST
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Re: Saturday Open Thread (none / 0)

Well, the Eastern Roman Empire lasted until it was taken over (not destroyed) by the Ottomans (not the barbarians).

We have met the enemy, and he is us — Pogo

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Jan 5th, 2008 at 06:19:48 PM EST
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Re: Saturday Open Thread (4.00 / 3)

Toga! Toga! Toga!

(Sorry. I'm in a bit of 'a mood' this afternoon.)

A doo run-run-run, a doo run-run

by ATinNM on Sat Jan 5th, 2008 at 06:31:42 PM EST
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Shouldn't there be a historical Godwin alternative for this?

(Not that Hitler wasn't historical. But never mind.)

Shall we call it an AT?

"Someone mentioned the Romans. You've been AT'd. This thread is over."

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Sat Jan 5th, 2008 at 07:50:22 PM EST
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"this is the same old same old Western Empire, it's just that the seat of it moved to the US a while ago"

I think this captures it in a nutshell. The European experience extended over the Atlantic to America a long time ago, and currently (perhaps temporarily) the new Rome is Washington.

I would ask why you exclude South America from your new Western Empire, though, because it is also an extension of Europe in practically all dimensions--culture, religion, economic system, language...

by asdf on Sun Jan 6th, 2008 at 11:02:19 AM EST
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Latin America is periphery, not core. Besides, the indigenous peasants are revolting while the core is distracted with outside threats.

We have met the enemy, and he is us — Pogo

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Jan 6th, 2008 at 11:04:36 AM EST
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