Comparing Empires

[rekirts]

Hi<br>
Came across this article today purely by accident--Pax Romana versus Pax Americana, Contrasting Imperial Strategies.<br>
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Much of it sounds to me like a bunch of leftist hogwash, but it's kind of interesting nonetheless.<br>
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By the way, I do admit to a knee-jerk negative reaction to leftist rhetoric so I find it hard to judge these kinds of articles with objectivity. I will be interested in any comments re: the article.<br>
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www.fpif.org/outside/comm...mpire.html<br>
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Wendy <p></p><i></i>

[richsc]

I will have to read; but what is the criteria for declaring a 'pax' anyway? Pax Ottoman? Pax Manchu? Pax Inca? <p>Richard Campbell, Legio XX<br>
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[JRSCline]

Haha, the writer seems to know very little about the actual pacification techniques of the Pax Romana, or he wouldn't compare it so favorably to today's "pax."<br>
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Pax, after all, doesn't mean peace in our sense of "kum-ba-ya" harmony. It means "order." Don't think the writer would much care to glorify that, given all the anti-hoo-ha over the New World Order.<br>
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Cheers<br>
Jenny <p></p><i></i>

[Catiline]

I htink htat the Athenian empire is quite a strong comparison to hte US at the moment. That is IMO rahter a rude hting to say though, certainly not preferable to being compared to Rome. A with us or against us attitude, active prosecution of a war in several theatres against the official enemy of the league. <p></p><i></i>

[richsc]

I just saw her new CD; have you heard how she has bogus tracks on it?<br>
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how about the Pox Madonna? <p>Richard Campbell, Legio XX<br>
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