I recall H. L. Mencken, in one of his essays, argued that Imperial Germany in 1890-1913 was the height of human civilization. Don't know if I'd agree on Germany, but the Western, European world assuredly was at the height of it's power. Been downhill since then; WWI killed it all.
Germany, like Japan, was implementing the American (Hamiltonian) Economic System that had made America the economic powerhouse of the world. Even the Russian Tsar had an economic advisor schooled in the system, as did China.
McKinley showed the way, as he promoted a domestic economy that focused on human flourishing by building, manufacturing and producing goods and protected the effort with tariffs. And then McKinley was one of a dozen leaders of sovereign nations who was assassinated by “anarchists”, a trend that began in the 1890s and ended with the murder of Archduke Ferdinand.
Sure does rhyme with the British Imperial System “Great Game” of sowing chaos and hatred in regions of the world that threaten British supremacy.
The vision of what this civilization might have achieved if left uninterrupted for a thousand years is what I aspire to depict in my fiction writing so I will definitely be reading this.
I recall H. L. Mencken, in one of his essays, argued that Imperial Germany in 1890-1913 was the height of human civilization. Don't know if I'd agree on Germany, but the Western, European world assuredly was at the height of it's power. Been downhill since then; WWI killed it all.
Germany, like Japan, was implementing the American (Hamiltonian) Economic System that had made America the economic powerhouse of the world. Even the Russian Tsar had an economic advisor schooled in the system, as did China.
McKinley showed the way, as he promoted a domestic economy that focused on human flourishing by building, manufacturing and producing goods and protected the effort with tariffs. And then McKinley was one of a dozen leaders of sovereign nations who was assassinated by “anarchists”, a trend that began in the 1890s and ended with the murder of Archduke Ferdinand.
Sure does rhyme with the British Imperial System “Great Game” of sowing chaos and hatred in regions of the world that threaten British supremacy.
Sadly, yes
The vision of what this civilization might have achieved if left uninterrupted for a thousand years is what I aspire to depict in my fiction writing so I will definitely be reading this.
Excellent! It really is fabulous