Comments by "buddermonger2000" (@buddermonger2000) on "How the New World Order was made" video.

@Fischdosepremium While not explicitly vassals, Europe largely is dependant on the USA for its trade and protection. In fact the world is dependent on its navy for protection of trade. Which means that one country currently carries the weight of the world trade system on its shoulders and makes it the de facto hegemon by being the base of the modern economic system. It is so much so that the trade language of the world is English. While yes this is in part due to the British empire and the amount of states which speak the language, it's more from the amount of businesses that the US operated around the world and being the heart of trade meaning that it would be stupid to not learn it.
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