Frank Herbert: The Green Brain. Novel.

Frank Herbert: Hellstrom's Hive. Novel (Tip!)

Saul Bass (director): Phase IV. Movie (Tip!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IbyWxEq-0c :D

The Empire Strikes Back!! http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/2083/starwarsam4.gif

Still not sure what it's polling.

Is this poll asking for which empire was the most influential? Violent? Poisonous?

Not trying to be sarcastic. Just trying to unmuddy the waters.

My opinion the most Virulent empires is the fast food, tobacco and porn industries. Never mind the romans, some of those Empires on the list actually did a power of good. So I'm going with my three picks there.

Don't have to be a country to be an Empire.

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

The Mongols will make a big comeback. You just watch!:rock:

From the present time, that would be an interesting thing to see . . . especially given that they are currently sandwiched in between the Bear and the Dragon . . . I would watch that battle any day . . . and a win from their side, wow! :hmm:

British Empire is not dead!!! Yet.

The British Commonwealth still exists and together are a group of nations that can rival any other world power in terms of military.

Pitty it's dying.

It's dying because the Commonwealth stop seeing itself in nationalistic terms, but rather as a loose alliance to play olympic like games. The power of the Union Jack in legal matters within the Commonwealth isn't like what it use to be in its hayday. However, it still holds considerable symbolism. And I'd rather see the old Commonwealth HK flag fly over the new flower flag any day of the week.

Did you just diss porn and fast food? :o Damn the Romans, but you go too far on the porn and fast food!

Most people think the British empire was bitterly hostile and hateful?

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Wow, that is some pretty nasty stuff.

The Soviet Empire gets my vote.

IMO the British were far more tolerant and respectful of those it conquered than most :yep:

Tell that to the Scots, Zulus, Boers. ;)

Well, America doesn't belong in the list because the definition of an Empire is a country that goes out, conquers and then claims the land as their own. America has no interest in holding land indefinitely.

Choosing one empire though will be a difficult task. I must study this.

-S

I did :lol:

well, I think most here know that I am a pretty jingoistic American, but I don't totally agree with this. Our whole system of government was designed to allow for the creation of, and accepting into the nation-state of new states. I do believe the founders expected this country to expand from Atlantic to the Pacific. It was, and is, a continental empire. We just don't really believe in colonies the was traditional empires do.

although some of my southern brethern will disagree with this. ;)