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  • NATO and the EU are not empires. The former is a military alliance, and the latter is an economic and political union. Despite it's imperial-esque ambitions, the USA is hardly an empire.

  • @sprucemoose18 - obviously, but i think it's ok to include them. It can be argued that they are the modern equivalents.

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  • @StivenMKD Alexander was Greek. Ancient Macedonia lies within modern Greece (not actually the modern state stupidly named Macedonia). He spoke Greek (Attic), descended from the same ethnic and cultural background. Meets all the criteria actually.

  • @dShando1 OUR EMPIRE BITCH! WE FIGHT IN AFRICA AND FOR OUR COUNTRY TOO ASSHOLE! WE FOUND THE NEW WORLD. WE CONQUER IT TOO! SO; IF YOU WANT TO ARGUE ABOUT STH THAT HAPPENED 500 YEARS AGO GO FOR IT. STUPID ASS PRICK

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  • Ireland became independent in 1918.

  • @Allistermills A fair point.

  • @Phead128 Pretty much =P

  • @sprucemoose18

    ...oil :D

  • @Phead128 Whilst it's strange, it's not entirely pointless. A claim on a particular area of Antarctica essentially gives you free reign on any scientific experiments you conduct there, or any study facilities you wish to set up. Britain, France, Norway, Australia, New Zealand, Chile and Argentina all laid claim to certain areas. The Antarctic Treaty was later enacted, which means the USA and Russia can lay claim to any areas they wish.

  • NATO is an alliance not an empire

  • @jeppe312s EU is half a country, so almost. NATO i don't think so.

  • some of what u mentioned where not empires, but colonies. spanish, french, british, nato. these are not empires but colonising forces that never managed to intergrate the subjugated ppl into their culture, language, religion. take the caliphate or islamic empire. in a very short time all of syria, north africa, khorasan (afganistan, pakistan, iran, parts of india) etc. accepted islam, adopted arabic (not all), adopted the arabic alphabet and they still use them until now.

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