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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 22 Oct 2021
      Replying to @kjhealy

      The basic thing is the idea of a galactic empire is dumb. But fun to read about.

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        1. my little jackal‏ @MyLittleJackal 22 Oct 2021
          Replying to @HeerJeet @kjhealy

          Is it? If the political forces holding a galaxy-state together are stronger than those pulling it apart, why wouldn't one develop? And for those political forces to be strong enough, you just have to imagine the right set of technological and political conditions.

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        1. Muffled Sounds of Gorilla Violence‏ @pacanukeha 22 Oct 2021
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          isn't that what viceroys and junior khanates are for?

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        2. ATL Minor Rain God‏ @LunahowlP 22 Oct 2021
          Replying to @HeerJeet @kjhealy

          I don't see how it's dumb, if FTL travel is possible. Transportation advances have often led to control over larger swaths of territory. FTL travel could transport troops and economic goods over extraordinary distances at great speeds.

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        3. (((Sarah)))  🇺🇦‏ @smpa 22 Oct 2021
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          But the British Empire crumbled at the same time that radio, television, jet planes, and cross-Atlantic communication got going. That stuff empowered the little guys - the empires used to have a virtual monopoly over travel and communication. Now they couldn't control everyone.

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        1. iBrock 🇨🇦‏ @Mad_Murddock 23 Oct 2021
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          Yeah hard to imagine a huge territorial polity composed of smaller jurisdictions working without instantaneous communication. No wonder the Macedonian, Persian, Roman, Spanish, British and American empires failed … then again there’s there the plutarchy of China.

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        1. BGF Central‏ @BGFCentral 23 Oct 2021
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          Can you unpack that a bit? Just looking at our Pale Blue Dot thru history, global empires were created by a couple few countries that had tech and military advantage. What are you *not* seeing to accept the idea of Scaling Up to create a Galactic Empire? Honest question, this. 🤔

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        1. buoyant forces  🌻‏ @buoyant444 23 Oct 2021
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          very like the pioneer american west

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