It seems as if empires have a “ death gene” built into them. This gene forces empires to expand and expand. Be involved everywhere, until the expanding ballon pops.
We saw that with so many empires. They all fail. Roman, British, German, etc. And as you noted, now it’s the American Empire.
Meanwhile, Switzerland minds its own business and keeps chugging along.
Yes. Just like us!
We're born, we're young and grow, we mature (produce/contribute), we get old, we die!
That is pretty much the path of nature. Right?
Well, we don't really die. We return as a spirit in Heaven -- from whence we came.
I'm amazed at the fools who believe our empire will last forever.
I sure like your Switzerland example. Not becoming an empire may be the best way to survive. Otherwise, empires rise and fall.
Maybe China is another example. They've pretty much rearranged the deck chairs and reinvented themselves many, many times for almost 3000 years. This latest re-invention (last 30 or so years) had worked out pretty well.
Thanks for the thoughts.