Empires v nations: a battle as old as time

For most of history, imperialism and diversity have gone hand in hand

‘Let me make this perfectly clear. Putin is Emperor Palpatine. The Ukrainian people and all those who stand up for democracy around the world and here in America are Rey Skywalker, Jyn Erso, and the Rebel alliance. Pick your side.’

Put like that, I think I’m with Putin.

This tweet, by former George Bush strategist Matthew Dowd,  attracted much amusing sco…