Comment by flohofwoe
2 days ago
> similar to the role that trade plays in staking everyone in mutual stability
That's a nice idea in theory but isn't worth much in practice if one of the trade partners has 19th century style imperial ambitions.
2 days ago
> similar to the role that trade plays in staking everyone in mutual stability
That's a nice idea in theory but isn't worth much in practice if one of the trade partners has 19th century style imperial ambitions.
they were cut off from trade as much as possible (of course there have been rogue nations, but those weren't equivalent in trading/buying power) - and that's one of the reasons, they're not winning the war, even though they were superior in almost all metrics, not at least military and economic power.
if nothing else this will serve as a warning and a cautionary tale for future aspiring conquerors.