glojo, impression is many people love certain parts of history. They cherry pick historical events that fit their case, smartly ignore the ones contradicting it.
"You give the appearance of wanting a much larger nation simply walk into any smaller country and take it over? Not something that has ever been popular and civilised countries tend to object."
Amazing what patriotism does with common sense.
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