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The empire has vassals, not allies.

• markus_zhang 8mo ago
  Good point but not popular here.
  • Starman_Jones 8mo ago
    It's old thinking that has been proven wrong multiple times... by America.
    • markus_zhang 8mo ago
      I think America is proving that?
• amarcheschi 8mo ago
  The empire is doing everything it can to alienate its vassals into indipendent cities-states with their own alliances
  • dmitrygr 8mo ago
    Vassals who refuse to bend the knee tend to ... not live long. Often replaced by those who bend it properly.
    • estearum 8mo ago
      Sounds like a cartoon world.
• FpUser 8mo ago
  You nailed it
• estearum 8mo ago
  Realpolitik dictates that you don't start conflicts with all of your vassals for literally no reason Satisfied?