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		lostlogin on Sept 10, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Chinese Billionaire Linked to Giant Aluminum Stock... And then back again. That's empires for you.

CPLX on Sept 10, 2016 [–]

Of course, one could argue that those of us in the US are in fact the British Empire, the narrative slightly complicated by that civil war period of 1776-1812 of course.

ittekimasu on Sept 11, 2016 | [–]

True, this seems to be how Foreign policy people view things. This viewpoint shows up in things like "Five eyes" etc.

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