And the Soviet?
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initially coalesced through invasion rather than colonization. closest analog outside the anglosphere, but still feels different.
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Many forks of English common law exist as independent governments today
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No, it changed hands from the UK to the US, who runs the empire implicitly rather than explicitly. We still control governments in Africa, South America, etc we just do it by keeping them dependent on aid money and weapons sales rather than soldiers.
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And the Ottomans?
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Definitely fell.
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The French wanted to keep their empire. It fell apart. This is why we only speak English now. Decentralize before too late.
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I think this is true for most empires.
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Others in history likely to have fallen by ways of the following- some dissolved, some had a re-allocation of power, a few fell by genocide (which would be the most unfortunate as those genes did not pass on). And I’m sure there’s more ways that empires have fallen.
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Was in the office a couple of days ago while England was playing US in rugby. England was already ahead 30+ points to zero, and I asked my colleagues why continue watching. “To make a point, since it’s a colony”
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