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<blockquote data-quote="Sanford" data-source="post: 2877686" data-attributes="member: 27733"><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperialism" target="_blank"><strong>Imperialism</strong> is a type of advocacy of empire. Its name originated from the Latin word <em>"imperium"</em>, which means to rule over large territories. Imperialism is "a policy of extending a country's power and influence through colonization, use of military force, or other means".</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperialism" target="_blank"></a></p><p><a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/05/16/473105166/you-can-have-our-millions-but-first-you-have-to-pass-our-test" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>You Can Have Our Millions — But First You Must Pass Our Test</strong></span></a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>When I first read the article quoted above my initial impression was that this was "a good thing", but on further thought I wonder. I suppose it depends on who defines what "good governance, economic freedom and investments in their citizens" really means. When I see how much economics are used for social engineering in our own country I can't help but be a bit skeptical that this may end up being more of the same, in the "if you're not like us you're wrong" vein that was played out as part of empire building in earlier centuries. Just curious what the thoughts of others might be.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sanford, post: 2877686, member: 27733"] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperialism'][B]Imperialism[/B] is a type of advocacy of empire. Its name originated from the Latin word [I]"imperium"[/I], which means to rule over large territories. Imperialism is "a policy of extending a country's power and influence through colonization, use of military force, or other means". [/URL] [URL='http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/05/16/473105166/you-can-have-our-millions-but-first-you-have-to-pass-our-test'][SIZE=6][B]You Can Have Our Millions — But First You Must Pass Our Test[/B][/SIZE][/URL] When I first read the article quoted above my initial impression was that this was "a good thing", but on further thought I wonder. I suppose it depends on who defines what "good governance, economic freedom and investments in their citizens" really means. When I see how much economics are used for social engineering in our own country I can't help but be a bit skeptical that this may end up being more of the same, in the "if you're not like us you're wrong" vein that was played out as part of empire building in earlier centuries. Just curious what the thoughts of others might be. [/QUOTE]
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