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Imperialism means military and political actions having to do with forming or managing an Empire. That is the actual definition. And, according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, an EMPIRE is:
a (1) : a major political unit having a territory of great extent or a number of territories or peoples under a single sovereign authority; especially : one having an emperor as chief of state (2) : the territory of such a political unit. b : something resembling a political empire; especially : an extensive territory or enterprise under single domination or control
Imperial sovereignty, rule, or dominion
However, due to ‘Political Correctness’ Imperialism has come to mean ANY attempt by ANY country to influence, control, dominate, manage, limit or interfere in the affairs of another country, whether that is by military, economic, cultural, political or other means. And most especially, it is Imperialism when the United States does it. This IS NOT the actual definition of Imperialism, but it is what is used by college professors and enemies of the United States when they want to somehow make us look like we are the absolute worst nation on earth. The truth is, ALL nations try to influence or manage other nations and they do this for many reasons. But somehow it seems that we are worse when WE do it, because we must not have anything worthwhile to contribute to the world, and we must just be big bullies. Oh, yeah, and don’t forget, we only do it for greedy, ‘Capitalistic’ reasons.
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