Let's go back to ancient Egypt. One of the earliest empires in human history. The main factor behind this was - Loss of military power.
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Military power is essential to any empire. But to keep a military dominant, you must continually develop it and fund it. Natural resources are required to keep it growing.
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Back in those times, Iron ore was the most sought after material to make weapons such as spears Egypt never had the same ore reserves as neighbouring and upcoming empires had at their disposal.pic.twitter.com/g1AZGZmRjF
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How does this connect to modern times? The dominant empire militarily has been the Anglo/American Empire for the past 50/100 years. The USA/UK & other English speaking nations who are connected through NATO have had the biggest defence budgets by a country mile.pic.twitter.com/CfmUEChEUK
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The same patterns repeat through history, now we seeing another shift in power. From NATO to other areas of the world such as Chinapic.twitter.com/xTa1hhQ3m2
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And the reasons for this, are the same as they were in ancient Egyptian times. Resources and money are being accumulated by China more and more each year, which in turn they use to build up their armed forces.pic.twitter.com/QbaeIBpAwg
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The axis of power ALWAYS shifts at different points in history, currently, the USA still has the most funded and advanced military capability on earth, but this (like the reserve currency status) Is always subject to change.pic.twitter.com/a6SZtFlIFJ
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Let's switch focus - to ancient Greece - A once-mighty empire & the birthplace of democracy and many great philosophers such as Plato & Aristotle Why did it eventually fall?pic.twitter.com/7NOWWTNTmo
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Lots of little city-states were formed, which shattered the strength of the empire. The poorer classes also became aware of the corruption and mistreatment carried out by the ruling classes.pic.twitter.com/Bl9fVbEtdc
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So what your saying is that each state needs become there own nation to try to get out from under the lead of the government?
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No I’m just pointing out what happened in the past, however, it may be something that could be done, to decentralise power from a central body.
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