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Old 01-25-2005, 14:28 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Ray
The problem with Imperialism is that one set of people are enslaved by another.

There is no democracy per se.

The assets of the vassal state goes to the conquering nation.

Therefore, is it good?
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I think the author makes the mistake that knowledge, which is the benefit, can only come through imperialism. The cross-infection of ideas is something that many regimes try to prevent. I've been racking my brain trying to come up with a time when ideas crossed boundaries without militarism, maybe the renaissance?
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