For those interested in history as a map to where we are now, this from,
Land Destroyer, is worth a read.
Part 1: Imperialism is Alive and Well
February 18, 2012
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The British Empire didn't just have a fleet that projected its
hegemonic will across the planet, it possessed financial networks to
consolidate global economic power, and system administrators to ensure
the endless efficient flow of resources from distant lands back to
London and into the pockets of England's monied elite. It was a well
oiled machine, refined by centuries of experience.
While every
schoolchild learns about the British Empire, it seems a common
modern-day political malady for adults to believe that reality is
organized as their history books were in school - in neat well defined
chapters. This leads to the common misconception that the age of
imperialism is somehow a closed-chapter in human history. Unfortunately,
this is far from the truth. Imperialism did not go extinct. It simply
evolved.
Imperialism is alive & well.
There
are several pertinent examples illustrating how imperialism is still
alive and well, and only cleverly disguised with updated nomenclatures.
What we know today as "free trade" actually derives its origins from
economic concessions the British frequently extorted from nations under
its "gunboat diplomacy" strategy - that is, anchoring gunboats off the
coast of a foreign capital, and threatening bombardment and military
conquest if certain demands were not met.
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