News How would other countries fare as the world superpower?

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The discussion explores the potential for countries or groups of countries, excluding the U.S., to lead in global events and influence. It emphasizes the historical actions of various powers, highlighting how nations like Rome, Spain, Portugal, Britain, France, Italy, Japan, and the Soviet Union have shaped global dynamics through conquest, colonization, and oppression. The conversation suggests a preference for a balance of power that includes the U.S. while questioning the necessity of having dominant powers at all, indicating a desire for a more equitable global landscape. The sentiment reflects a critical view of historical imperialism and its consequences, suggesting that perhaps the world would be better off without such concentrated power.
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Take a country or group of countries (other than the U. S.) and speculate their possible performance as the leader in global events and influence.
 
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Loren Booda said:
Take a country or group of countries (other than the U. S.) and speculate their possible performance as the leader in global events and influence.
I'm glad you provide "group of countries" as an option. But I would like to see a balance of power, which would still include the U.S. (and this is the likely scenario IMO).
 
How about what other prominent world powers have already done?

Rome - Conquered/annexed/enslaved most of Europe.
Spain - Annihilated multiple Mesoamerican and South American civilizations.
Portugal - Began the African slave trade.
Britain - Colonized half the world.

Prominent regional powers?

France - Colonial debacles in Indochina and Algeria.
Italy - Mechanized Italian army takes over Ethopia; Ethiopians defend themselves with spears.
Japan - Attempted to annex the entire Pacific Rim and all of China.
Soviet Union - Puppet regimes across eastern Europe and the caucasus terrorize their own people.

In retrospect, maybe we shouldn't have powers.
 
loseyourname said:
In retrospect, maybe we shouldn't have powers.
Q. F. E.

was hoping someone would say that sooner rather than later
 
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