Reply #50: I never said we are the savior of the world [View All]

However, like previous empires, we do provide certain benefits to being out there in the sea with big boats shooting pirates and preventing anyone else from getting bigger than us. Just as the British did and the Romans did.

Pax Brittanica, Pax Romana, and Pax Americana

All led to an increase in the spread of technology, knowledge, and social development in the world. All had some pretty brutal parts of their history.

We've also provided a medium for trade for 50 years.

That being said, generally, the prosperity brings about laziness. The laziness leads to stagnation, the stagnation leads to decline, the decline leads to the fall, and a new power emerges.