"John D. Giorgis" wrote:
>
> At 11:34 PM 4/2/2003 -0600 Horn, John wrote:
> >> From: Kevin Street [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>
> >> The thing that bothers me so much here is that this time it's
> >> *America*
> >> who's the aggressor. The one major power that has (almost)
> >> never acted in an
> >> imperialistic manner, the country that has helped other
> >> nations far more
> >> than it has harmed them. A country that has, up until now, been an
> >> inspiration and model for the world.
> >>
> >> Yes, we expect more of the United States than other countries. And the
> >> United States should expect more of itself.
> >
> >Yes, I think I've said before that this is exactly my biggest problem with
> >the whole thing. America just doesn't things like this. Or at least that
> >what I've always thought. Not in this century, er, last century.
> >Unfortunately, that's where we find ourselves.
>
> Doesn't "imperialism" require the formation of a colony?
In effect, isn't that what a lot of US-based (or at least US-founded)
companies do by exporting production, etc.? We're not *politically*
colonizing, but could this arguably be termed "economic colonizing"?
Julia
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