The Romans ruled their "known" world as did the Chinese.

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The Romans ruled their "known" world as did the Chinese.

ER — 3/5/2009 3:20:49 AM (archived)

It wasn't an entire planet, granted, but both encompassed hundreds, if not thousands of nations, cultures, languages. Neither had centrally planned economies. In modern times great empires had a worldwide reach, as did those of Spain and Britain. Again, neither had centrally planned economies.

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Controversial subject: Part 2. - Jacob - 3/3/2009 5:40:24 PM
- Sounds rather paranoid to me. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 3/5/2009 12:58:13 AM
  - obscenity deleted (n/t) - modpod - 3/6/2009 6:59:49 PM
  - It has something to do with the Freemasons and the pyramid on the dollar bill. (n/t) - ER - 3/5/2009 2:22:19 PM
    - Knights Templar - Brotherhood of the Priory of Sion... (n/t) - Laurie Street - 3/5/2009 10:29:42 PM
- The NWO... - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/4/2009 5:42:15 AM
  - "that prophecy came true within three years of Bush pronouncing it." - Lindy - 3/4/2009 3:42:52 PM
    - You read it!... It's in your memory....I've done my job. - Jacob - 3/4/2009 6:36:39 PM
      - I'm having a hard time figuring out what you're warning me about?. - Lindy - 3/4/2009 7:12:40 PM
- Re: Controversial Subject: Part 2 - ER - 3/3/2009 9:27:26 PM
- Nature abhors a vacuum - Robert - 3/3/2009 7:12:46 PM
  - re: Nature abhors a vacuum - gbaikie - 3/4/2009 12:46:57 PM
    - re: Nature abhors a vacuum - Robert - 3/5/2009 12:01:13 AM
      - re: Nature abhors a vacuum - gbaikie - 3/5/2009 8:30:41 AM
      - I agree. - ER - 3/5/2009 12:53:07 AM
  - I would think a one world government would require a centrally planned economy. - RobVG - 3/4/2009 1:18:41 AM
    - re: I would think a one world government would require a centrally planned economy. - David F Mayer - 3/5/2009 1:00:35 AM
      - The Romans ruled their "known" world as did the Chinese. - ER - 3/5/2009 3:20:49 AM
    - It doesn't follow logically - Robert - 3/4/2009 11:30:20 PM
    - Not necessarily. - ER - 3/4/2009 2:28:48 AM
    - More like the European Union, I'd guess. - Bowser - 3/4/2009 2:14:52 AM
      - The US Civil War was a dress rehearsal. - ER - 3/4/2009 2:32:30 PM
        
        "may or may not be desirable" - TB - 3/4/2009 4:18:34 PM
        
        MegaMercantilism - ER - 3/4/2009 7:55:32 PM
        
        re: MegaMercantilism - TB - 3/5/2009 2:11:06 AM
        
        "Imagine there's no country, it isn't hard to do..." - ER - 3/5/2009 4:01:54 AM
        
        One tribe, one valley, one plain, one state, one nation, one continent, one Earth. - Bowser - 3/4/2009 8:07:01 PM
        
        Actually, the solution's simple - azstrummer - 3/4/2009 11:53:05 PM
        
        re: Actually, the solution's simple - Bowser - 3/5/2009 12:29:45 AM
        
        One Earth - Raoul - 3/4/2009 9:40:20 PM
        
        Precisely. That's what I meant. - Bowser - 3/4/2009 9:52:18 PM
        
        Coming from an ardent supporter of an attempt at dictatorship. - Bowser - 3/4/2009 5:11:22 PM
        
        Ruling elite - Lindy - 3/4/2009 3:41:44 PM
  - Right. We're seeing an example with China and the US. - Bowser - 3/3/2009 10:40:18 PM
    - Right - Robert - 3/4/2009 11:45:57 PM
      - So where did it all go? - Lindy - 3/5/2009 1:00:53 AM
    - You could be right Bowz......... - Lindy - 3/4/2009 2:45:05 AM

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