Whose victory over the “empire”? I think you will find whatever empire comes next will be worse
which empire? the energy cartels or global finance? The national baton is passed on as cursory reading of Western history over the past few centuries [shows].
let's hope it's reaching its endpoint friend. it seems like the natural country to pick up the baton is China, but they have a sufficiently different economic system that maybe there will be a break in the chain. it depends on the strength, rationality, and solidarity of the CPC.