Quote Originally Posted by Hanna View Post
is just a modern take on colonialism/imperialism - but twisted around in such a way that it is hard to recognise.

But invading a country and forcing your values on them, and obtaining their resources cheaply, IS imperialism, regardless of whether you talk about democracy and freedom, or Queen and the need for christening the pagans....
That is my view, anyway.
We call that... Manifest Destiny "The phrase was used as propaganda to convince the American people that it was their God given right to move across this country expanding from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific. By taking an Overview of American Imperialism one can see there are several types of imperialism such as, Cultural Imperialism, Religious Imperialism, economic imperialism and militant imperialism. The idea of Manifest Destiny was one that incorporated religious imperialism, economic imperialism and to some extent militant imperialism."