Are we on the eve of a turn in the Great Game? | 79 comments (79 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: I wish I could agree with you, (4.00 / 3)

The end of the British empire worked out well for the average brit. The end of the Ottoman empire didn't hurt Turkey any. The end of the american hegemony.. Honestly, don't see any mechanisms by which it is likely to do actual americans any harm. Trade? The carrier groups are vast overkill for fighting piracy, and I dont see much likelyhood of state actors taking up sealane interdiction.

by Thomas on Tue Apr 29th, 2014 at 03:30:39 AM EST
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Re: I wish I could agree with you, (none / 1)

The end of the British Empire worked well because there was active pressure from the Left. Without that it wouldn't have worked out as well at all.

A cynical view is that the Ruling Party realised that some social concessions were better than revolution. So concessions were duly made.

The US doesn't have anything equivalent. The end of the US empire is not working out well at all for 99% of US citizens.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Tue Apr 29th, 2014 at 04:27:50 PM EST
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Re: I wish I could agree with you, (none / 0)

Any beneficial ending is predicated on substantial change in the current mode of governance. I agree that that does not look very probable just now.

"It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."

by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Tue Apr 29th, 2014 at 08:24:39 PM EST
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Are we on the eve of a turn in the Great Game? | 79 comments (79 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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