It seems that liberalism is gaining the upper hand. In fact, it seems
that liberalism has the upper hand. Not so fast. Empire-building is a
tenuous and risky business. Every empire that has tried to expand its
territory eventually collapsed because the center could not hold.
Adolf Hitler’s dream of a thousand-year Reich turned to dust in less than 20 years. The supposed inevitability of world Communism did not come about. The image of docked rusty submarines was a fitting image of the inherent hollowness of a planned economy. The Soviet Union would have collapsed sooner if the West had not propped it up with aid. Eastern Europe is no longer in the Soviet Orbit. Who would have thought such a thing was possible? The Berlin Wall came tumbling down.
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Adolf Hitler’s dream of a thousand-year Reich turned to dust in less than 20 years. The supposed inevitability of world Communism did not come about. The image of docked rusty submarines was a fitting image of the inherent hollowness of a planned economy. The Soviet Union would have collapsed sooner if the West had not propped it up with aid. Eastern Europe is no longer in the Soviet Orbit. Who would have thought such a thing was possible? The Berlin Wall came tumbling down.
Read more: http://www.libertynewsonline.com/article_301_33195.php
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