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Has there ever been an empire that committed suicide at the height of power?

• jandrewrogers 1y ago
  All of them. "Height of their power" is a retrospective take.
  • bobbylarrybobby 1y ago
    Doesn't mean their death was by suicide, though.
• yubblegum 1y ago
  Is it is really Trump holding a 'box cutter' to America's throat, or is it a 'controlled demolition' of an "empire" that presents obstacles for a grand plan for the future of global governance .. [p.s. bravo to the one who downvoted as soon as I hit submit! Wow, that was quick. Bots on HN?]
• hkpack 1y ago
  It is not a suicide. We are in a global war, and US and the west is taking damage.
• rsynnott 1y ago
  Lots of them, though it's usually through unwinnable wars. See Kaiser Willhelm II, Napoleon, Imperial Japan, etc.