[lit-ideas] Re: France, a Rogue State in 1801-05

  • From: "Andreas Ramos" <andreas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 20:21:40 -0700

From: "Lawrence Helm" <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

I think all would agree that Andreas is wrong and Kagan is right.  Even
Andreas would agree if he would give up his resolve not to read a book.
There is no nation during the 18th century that is as powerful as Britain.
Britain was the top global power.  No nation compared to it.  There are only
certain nations that could contest Britain's ascendancy and these were the
nations Britain defeated during the 18th century.


Lawrence, ever heard of 1776? I'm sure it's mentioned in your books.

So tell me, how did your "top global power" lose those colonies, if it was so 
powerful?

Or do your books tell you that the UK defeated that rag-tag bunch of colonials 
too?

Oh, go ahead: admit it. You don't really know which countries were the empires of the 1600s and 1700s, do you? It's not in your books, all written by British and Americans.

yrs,
andreas
www.andreas.com

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