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> Every country in the world would be an empire like the US if they only could.

Not every country has an expansionist policy

Surprise.

And I don't have a policy regarding dating super models. do you know why? Because I don't have the opportunity to do that thing so I don't plan for it.

Rest assured if that was a thing I could do the. I would certainly have a policy regarding it.

Its the same for countries and expansionism. Those that can, do. Those that can't, dream.

Schrodinger’s Expansionist Policy

How do you know this?

Survival of the fittest

Those with sufficient survivial instinct will have a drive to dominate and those that don't won't dominate.

Not everyone operates this way. It's easy to teach kids to share. In addition, you can build a proper system which disallows domination.

All the things you are saying such as "human nature" or "survival instinct" are just ideological and cultural precepts you simply can't back those assessments up

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