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Imperial hubris: lessons for America
The United States, with its claims of exceptionalism, is usually thought of as free of historical analogies. But comparisons with the fate of earlier empires are becoming more common. I have recently been struck by an analogy from German history: the disaster of German leadership during the first world war, epitomised by Kaiser Wilhelm II. In 1888, at just 29, Wilhelm became the leader of a country on the cusp of European mastery. Wilhelm flaunted his absolute power, believing it to be divinely ordained, was contemptuous of parliament, revelled in the trappings of power, and delighted in uniforms. He was given to bombastic speeches, detested liberal critics, and spoke disparagingly of foreign nations.
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posted by
ragman
on Jan 16, 2008 at 03:55 PM
Interesting article from the Guardian.
posted by
texson1986
on Jan 15, 2008 at 10:28 PM
Did you read the rest of the article? I mean if you are a student of History then you will understand just how analogous it is.
posted by
bighorn
on Jan 15, 2008 at 09:41 PM
Pretty weak analogy. Couldn't you back to the Roman Empire to prove your point?
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