It used to be the case that if my tribe was more powerful than their tribe, I was safe; if my country was more powerful than their country, I was safe; my alliance, like NATO, was more powerful than their alliance, I was safe.
Prije je bio scenarij taj da sam bio siguran ako je moje pleme moćnije od njihovog; da sam bio siguran ako je moja država moćnija od njihove; da sam siguran ako je moj savez, kao NATO, moćniji od njihvog saveza.