• NoiseColor @lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    No. It’s a dysfunctional union, where everyone needs to play games because of local politics. But everyone wants to join, because it’s still better than being anywhere else. So the expansions are not only voluntarily, but people almost beg to get in. Central power is symbolic.

    Iit’s not empireish in any way.

    • foenkyfjutschah@programming.dev
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      2 days ago

      yeah, everyone like the brits… and remember the various referendums that were held, iirc they were never near 70%.

      reg. yr definition of empire: we’re not in that simple galaxy far far away