Comments by "Charlie Kahn" (@charliekahn4205) on "Monsieur Z" channel.

In my opinion, America's lack of a central identity is the source of its imperial appeal. The problem with large, homogeneous empires is that their enforcement of cultural homogeneity causes them to become wildly unpopular with conquered peoples, creating a ton of instability across the territory. America having no central identity beyond nationalistic ideals is by design, so that it can stay together despite the differences that were there from the beginning. No one can agree what the quintessential American looks like, but a large portion of Americans see themselves as fitting the mold. The US' real issues stem from their insane geography. The union is divided by a harsh mountain range spanning all the way from the north to the south, and another one that almost reaches those levels. There is no water route through the entire country, requiring that all national trade have an overland component. Anyone looking to get from west to east has to travel through 1000 miles of flat, dry plains. Much of the coast is swampland or cliffs. If it weren't for the trans-continental railroad, this nation would have been split in half centuries ago.
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@glocksmith226 and then the Parisians would form a political party, eventually depose of the dynasty, and have to deal with everything all over again.
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