As a Brit I used to feel the same about the "British Empire." The basic rule is still: "Power corrupts." Whoever is top of the heap they are the ones that go on the take and they use their power to enforce it.
I do wonder if, as a new country emerges as the new super power, whether the families in control actually change or not. We had the Rothschilds making a fortune out of the wars between England and France in the days of Napoleon - 1800s
Britain peaked under Queen Victoria right after that. After Victoria, who spoke German at home, died we had the two world wars. The Germans allegedly lost both times but their movers and shakers ended up in the US, Russia and Argentina. Did they really lose or did they just relocate?
Then you add in the tricks. What they needed was a safe country where they could continue processing all the money while the rest of the world blew itself to pieces. It would need to be easy to defend so mountains are desirable and a high rate of gun ownership would be required. Enter Switzerland - one gun to every four people. German is a popular language there as well, coincidentally.
As a Brit I used to feel the same about the "British Empire." The basic rule is still: "Power corrupts." Whoever is top of the heap they are the ones that go on the take and they use their power to enforce it.
I do wonder if, as a new country emerges as the new super power, whether the families in control actually change or not. We had the Rothschilds making a fortune out of the wars between England and France in the days of Napoleon - 1800s
Britain peaked under Queen Victoria right after that. After Victoria, who spoke German at home, died we had the two world wars. The Germans allegedly lost both times but their movers and shakers ended up in the US, Russia and Argentina. Did they really lose or did they just relocate?
Then you add in the tricks. What they needed was a safe country where they could continue processing all the money while the rest of the world blew itself to pieces. It would need to be easy to defend so mountains are desirable and a high rate of gun ownership would be required. Enter Switzerland - one gun to every four people. German is a popular language there as well, coincidentally.