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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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And the Ottomans?
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True of most ‘collapses’, they’re just reductions in internal complexity as marginal returns to increased complexity go down. Great book on topic: “Collapse of Complex Societies” by Joseph Tainter.
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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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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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Many forks of English common law exist as independent governments today
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Decentralized empire seems like an oxymoron
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