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Originally Posted by blender
Even the British empire never had the reach or power of the American Empire. By any measure. As for the ancient empires, they were local empires.
Not sure how they are comparable in any way.
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That’s true and given the technology and global development advances over the centuries not surprising. The US is the most powerful nation ever in absolute terms. Most successful is more subjective. The others mentioned previously like Rome were absolutely dominant relative to their time and the limits of technology and development.
But to support your point, as much as we like to piss on the US for any number of reasons valid and otherwise it is truly a remarkable country filled with many many remarkable people. I just don’t go for the shining beacon stuff.