Comment by o11c
10 months ago
To be fair, we have a grand total of two independent examples to learn from.
No form of economy/government will protect you from being pillaged by a more powerful neighbor. (There's some word I'm trying to think of that refers to international analysis, but I can't remember it ...)
"No form of economy/government will protect you from being pillaged by a more powerful neighbor."
Perhaps a form of government that doesn't turn you into a weaker neighbor?
ok, you have a fair point, that is actually a very original observation.
Anyone else?