En relación a Re: [CrashList] from Policy Pete,
el 12 Jan 01, a las 3:07, Bill Howard dijo:
>
> I doubt that any imperial power has actually
> outstripped the British Empire both is size
> and duration.
Ah, that is British hybris at its highest! There would be a couple of Romans or
Chinese who might smile at the above, dear Bill.... Just think the thing over
taking into account the proportions. As to duration, it is obvious that
(thinking in Western terms only) the Roman record of five or six centuries is
still to be defeated. And as to size, if one considers the power of Roman
weapons and the speed of communications, an Empire stretching from the Persian
Gulf to the Atlantic, Transylvania to the Red Sea, Northumbria to the Sahara is
still to be matched...
>
> And Lets not overlook todays European Union
> with its own government, law and now
> armed forces warily and perhaps greedily
> eyeing... NAFTA.
Slightly obscure for me. NAFTA, in my eyes, means a strong subordination of
Latin American countries through direct dependency to the USA. Are you
imagining something similar of the EU towards Eastern Europe? The problem is
that instead of Brazil, this "EFTA" will stumble upon Russia. This makes a
great difference. Bad luck, Europeans will always find it harder than
Americans, or so it seems. Herr Kissinger was very smart in crossing the pond.
>
> It remains to be seen though which way
> Britain will jump - will it adopt the Euro after
> all or prefer the protection of Star Wars II
> on offer apparently from US.?
George Orwell again? It is an interesting scenario, indeed. But to be symbolic,
the Eurotunnel seems to have answered your question. Will England be a
commercial battlefield between US and mainland European corporations?
Hugs,
Néstor Miguel Gorojovsky
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