How might any interference in another country’s affairs, even if the intention is nothing but positive, be considered a kind of imperialism? Back up your arguments with specific facts and comments. Do you agree or disagree with this idea? Explain. Not a school work question, I am just curious.
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to answer your curiosity i wil ask you a question \nHow will you feel if some body interferes when you are fighting with your spouse inside your home?
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No. Have you ever heard the saying "The enemy of my enemy is my friend" before? Foreign relations lead to strange bedfellows, such is the nature of diplomacy.
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We should leave them alone.  Or perhaps you might be suggesting we enslave them, in a figurative sense of the word, by forcing them to live like westerners.  We may have the best system here in the west, but it is obvious, like in Iraq, that not all people are cut out to make a democracy work.  Interference would mean more war and more reconstruction.  Things are moving slow enough in Iraq, we really don't need to expand on our problems.
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I think a global opinion does matter, Your country represents you and i do care how others in other countrys veiw me.(I however dont care how my country citzens veiw me).And I do think our presidents actions determine how the world sees us, hes our representitve for us. If we are running around blowing up things and killing people no matter what the cause, thats got to look bad. If we are seen as a agressive country (to the world) we could be biting off more than we can chew. I know if other people in other countries or country was over here for any reason blowing up my family and friends (even if they say they had a just cause) it wouldnt fly over to well with me.If we were arrogant and didnt care what was thought of us, we might make more mistakes than we would if we cared. Constuctive critisism is a good thing, and we should be aware of what everyones doing and thinkin and why  there doing it. Its not a good thing to be biased,like history often is,and it makes you miss out on half of perspective.If we dont care,we are just like (in a sense) the bad guys. i know i like to see the whole picture, shouldnt everyone else too?
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That is the new Imperialism. You are either with the American Empire, or against it.
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I don't say this often. Excellent question.  Refreshing change from the usual bomb-throwing nonsense.  Our greatness, and our love for country still exists, and probably always will.\n    The sad fact of the matter is that it's under assault from within and without.  It ain't dead but it's on the outs.  Sadly, I am familiar with the comparisons to the Roman Empire, and I really cant' argue that.  \n     Enjoy it while it lasts I say.
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Just wanted to point out in response to Milo . . . there's big difference between the ideas of the UK countries, which do have a formal political relationship and unity, sharing a football team, and the idea of African nations which have no such relationship sharing one.\n\nI don't know the answer to the question (aside from what I'm sure is intense rivalry among the UK countries) but I think Africa is a bad comparison.
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Why is that most Indians, like the former Soviets, have a propensity to claim that they "did it first, only the work got stolen, wasn't acknowledged internationally, there was a conspiracy, blah ... blah ... blah!"\n\nGet over it, already.\n\nb.t.w. for those of you who are too thick ... *I* too am an Indian, so no feeble bleating about "racism, neo-colonialism etc. etc...."\n\n---- \nDo I get 10 points?\n\n----\nFrom your post on my question http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ArX54pLeU8W9YV5la.e.P8bsy6IX?qid=20060608091049AAy2Kxi I see that not only do you *not* have a clue, you also have no sense of humour. If you want to chat with someone, please send a mail using the link on their profile page - it's there for a reason. http://answers.yahoo.com/my/message_do?kid=AA11819241 ! Posting asnine comments in the space provided for Answers is not the best way to win friends.
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I was told earlier today that 'War on Terror' is 'political narrative', its an ideal, an abstract concept that gains popular belief in order to justify a political action. It has no bearing on why those actions are being performed at all. Which makes sense for me anyway.
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It is standard operating procedure to vilify anyone who opposes you. But since you have to argue for the other side, try saying it is a necessary label because these countries threaten the very freedom the country is founded on.
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Good point.  If I were a liberal, I would have just told the U.S. to "MIND THEIR BUSINESS!", Like they are doing now.\n\n\n-------\n\ndon't you people understand?  the question is a parallel to what Saddam has done.  The liberals are saying things, like, "we should mind our business", and "quit sticking our nose in other countries affairs"
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Yes!!Take a closer look!! Through economics or politics, the U.S.already controls the world.Anyone who speaks out against them( Bush Administration)-France,Iraq,Iran,Venezuela-face invasion or some other form of retaliation. China is being courted,Cuba is being paid,Mexico has the illegal immigrant thing going on and there is no balance of power left. It would take the other countries banding together to stop this and they are kept distracted with internal turmoil or an unwillingness to put aside their long standing differences.What was your question again??Peace.
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there is no justification,imperialism was there .all countries wanted to occupy other countries and turn them into their colonies for raw material and for various other reasons
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Absolutely. The system is inherently flawed in many ways. However, my main criticism stems from the deep polarization that this system causes within the country. It's like two major religions duking it out. Everyone is far more interested in pointing out what the "other side's" flaws are than in doing anything productive, and consequentially things rarely get done. There is a pervasive "my side is right no matter what" mentallity, and I for one am sick of it. When you have some free time, read some of my other posts. Occasionaly, my answers only display my bizzare sense of humor, but most of them offer a balanced perspective. Many of them directly relate to this topic. Good question!
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You're Up! Besides us...Who wants peace?\nAnd now define what peace means and to whom!\nYours is inane rhetoric with no point...Say what you mean!\nFollowing you logic to its logical conclusion makes you a xenophobic isolationists...\nWith conditions I can see some merit in that line of thought.\n  Hey! Mocking your dribble is fun!
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It is most gratifying to read such an eloquent discourse and I whole heartedly agree with the thrust of your most erudite question. The thing is, bless'em they're a bit brain washed you know and believe that there is a worldwide conspiracy against them. Paranoia indeed! The extreme right wing proclivities of this nation are a great concern to me and it is causing the polarising, divisive and skewed nature of US politics today. Of course, the really worrying trend, is that those that are hurt most by this type of hysterical, disabling, right wing thinking are the ones that rush to it's defence when it's under threat! Presumably out of some misguided sense of loyalty or patriotism. No, I'm afraid you're right, America needs to learn to play nicely and have a bit of humility. Terrorism is in large part a result of this rigid, militaristic, right wing foreign policy she has dished out over the last 5 or 6 decades and I can't see it stopping anytime soon. Jules, lecturer. Australia.
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No it is not a new form of imperialism.  Free markets themselves are just that--an economic system.  The imperialism part occurs when things are forced upon groups that are not interested in them.  So free markets are "value free" in and of themselves.  It's when a nation forces its values on another that becomes imperialistic.