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Originally Posted by lostalex
umm, yes, do you honestly believe the Roman army with it's catapults and 2 ton suits of armor could compare to the USA and it's army of 500 arial Predator drones. The USA could defeat Rome without even leaving the North American continent.
...and the British empire? we could destroy the entire colonial british navy with just 2 nuclear subs.
Get real.
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Oh Christ, you are not more powerful because you have improved technology, of course weapons have become more devastating over time, that's inevitable, but that's not the point. It's an argument that is completely flawed.
Power is a very loose term, but it's generally taken to mean the extent of a countrys influence over the world. With Britain controlling a quarter of the world and leaving a huge imprint on history, they were a far more powerful influence in the world than todays USA is. I could go on but it would just be pointless considering your just being motivated by your blind patriotism here