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Bernie Sanders

cprise

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20. It is indeed an empire

Reply to Cleita (Reply #15)

Fri Oct 30, 2015, 06:11 PM

Oct 2015

What's most striking about it is how an empire with over 800 military bases on all populated continents reacts so hysterically to *any* projection of power by anyone else.

There is also a kind of Anglo-supremacy built into it. Within the NATO empire, the 'five eyes' US, Canada, Australia, UK, New Zealand act as if spying on all their other allies is their prerogative. Its Anglo Uber Alles and knowledge is indeed power.

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I think even they knew not to overextend past some nice good river-boundaries, tho MisterP Oct 2015 #17

It is indeed an empire cprise Oct 2015 #20

Probably borrowed from the British Empire. The irony is we fought a revolution to Cleita Oct 2015 #21