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[–]Sonofzeus 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

In geopolitics there isn’t an option to not play the game. If one political body chooses to not play, they get eradicated whether it’s by a competing power or lack of resources. If a political power is not taking land and asserting its dominance it is losing the race.

Imperialism and the will to power isn’t something that’s based in some short sighted ego-centric vision of glory. It’s purely self preservation.

Isolationism is a nice idea on paper but it is not realistic and fails in respect to ideas of realpolitik.