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comment by AhimMoonchowsen
AhimMoonchowsen  ·  4803 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why can’t we say "empire"?
"Disproportionate spending on our military while domestic standard-of-living spending is neglected? Check. Permanently stationing our military in forward positions all around the globe? Check. Forcibly deposing leaders who don’t accede to our goals? Check. Propping up despots who turn their local countries into clients of our project? Check. Threatening military action against other nations that are not compliant with our imperial aspirations? Check".

-Spot on.