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"Germany is a country" - Delusional Cosplayers (infosec.pub)
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[–] Gork@sopuli.xyz 38 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Why didn't Bohemia, the largest polity, not simply eat the other polities?

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 7 points 1 day ago

too busying creating the RHAPSODY?

[–] Klear@quokk.au 8 points 1 day ago

We ate Moravia, the second largest, so there's that.

[–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

The smaller polities can ally.

Also, a single small polity can be relatively powerful based on its wealth and population density. It can also have local defensive advantages.

[–] Brokkr@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

Ostwald wasn't born yet

[–] Herr_S_aus_H@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

Because reality is not Europa Universalis.