USA Imperialist?

Question

Do you think that the USA is acting more like a imperialist empire than a democracy? Do you think we should be trying to go out and conquer new lands for our empire? Please feel free to include what country you are in, (if USA if you are democrat or republican)

I am afraid we are and we should not be.

Answer 1

No. I think we're taking care of business. Because much of the rest of the cowardly world is too afraid to.

Answer 2

Since 1945 to today America has brought freedom to 1 billion people around the world.

Here is a list of the countries America has freed or protected with force or threat of force from Dictators, Nationalist Socialism, Religious Fanatics, and Communism, and are still free today. All thanks to America.

1945-50 Population freed
Japan 127,463,711
Philippines 89,468,677
Micronesia 108,004
W. Germany 44,500,300
France 60,876,136
Italy 58,133,509
Belgium 10,379,067
Netherlands 16,491,461
Norway 4,610,820
Solomon isl. 552,438
Denmark 5,450,661
Israel 6,352,117
Marshall Isl 60,422
Luxembourg 474,413
Guam 171,019

1950`s
Korea 48,846,823
Taiwan 23,036,147
Austria 8,192,880

1960`s
Dominican Rep. 9,183 984

1980`s
Grenada 89,703
Nicaragua 5,570,129
El Salvador 6,822,378
East Germany 37,922,905
Poland 38,536,869
Romania 22,303,552
Bulgaria 7,385,367
Hungry 9,981,334
Czech Rep 10,235,455
Estonia 1,324,333
Latvia 2,274,735
Lithuania 3,558,906
Slovakia 5,439,448
Russia Fed 142,893,540
Panama 3,191,319
Albania 3,581,655

1990`s
Kuwait 2,418,495
Bosnia Herzegovina 4,498,976
Croatia 4,494,749
Serbia Montenegro 10,832,545

2000-2006
Afghanistan 31,056,997
Iraq 26,783,383

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total 895,549,362 people free( Jun 2006 est.**)

Yes that's almost 1 billion people, over the last 60 years, given freedom or feedom was preserved and are still living free thanks to the so called Evil Imperialist Empire of the United States of America. (give or take 35 million)
People want freedom and America gives it.

I would like to include the 3,874,050 people of Lebanon. However, even though we forced Syria to leave that country they still do not yet have total freedom.

Populations from world fact book

Answer 3

Is imperialism a bad thing. By definition we are imperialist yes. But by definition imperialism is any country that practices influence over another country whether it be through indirect or direct means. Even cultural influence such influencing other countries through our strictly our ideas such as many countries that have now become democracies through only our shared ideas such as many that heve already been mentioned. Influencing other coutries through negotiations or economics such as we have done with China is also imperialism even though we did not directly intervene through military force. In short anytime we act in our own interest our espouse freedom through simply ideas it is imperialism. As the US encouraged a free and open internet, and still does for the most part, we are acting as imperialist by definition. Why should we not influence others to be more open and free. As to the use of force we use less than any other country in history. Are we perfect no but that does not make us wrong or bad. AS you are trying to debate Iraq I will say Saddam's repeated violations of a ceasefire agreement gave us plenty of grounds to depose him and in my mind Bush's use of WMD's as his strongest argument was faulty. Although in truth Saddam himself disclosed a large inventory and then never gave proof of there destruction. He also kicked out weapons inspectors quite odd for someone with nothing to hide and knowing the consequences. Perhaps the strongest argument in my mind was one Clinton should have addressed because the circumstances where impossible for Bush to addres. I am of course reffering to Saddam's attempt to asassinate a former president what country would have allowed that to go without a major response.

Answer 4

Its time for America to stop being so arrogant and forcing our style of government on others in any way.

Answer 5

I think you are right. But I am afraid many are not up to the level of that realization.

Answer 6

You poor dear... please look up the definition of imperialist, then get back to us if you still have a question.

Answer 7

whats the matter with you? imperialist? please. stop listening to the idiots on tv and college campuses.