• ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OP
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    6 months ago

    Basically, there comes an inflection point where the cost of maintaining the empire outstrips the plunder. When that starts happening then the core of the empire becomes hollowed out, and this is what we’re seeing happening today.