[geeks] Now for something completely geek

[Charles Shannon Hendrix]

Thu, 24 Aug 2006 @ 19:19 -0400, der Mouse said:

> > there's one other empire whose influence we should reckon - the
> > catholic empire.  for much of the last two millennia the bishop of
> > rome has been more powerful than kings, even in europe.
> 
> How about the "American" (USA) empire? 

The only "empire" the USA has ever had, in any real sense, was
mercantile.



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