tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660634856634399832.post7329892637696782530..comments2023-06-19T04:05:11.919-04:00Comments on The Augustinian Democrat: Some follow-up thoughts on "false assumptions"Irenicumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13409091214695782381noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660634856634399832.post-29355985791979660022005-07-20T13:01:00.000-04:002005-07-20T13:01:00.000-04:00I did notice that our homeschool section did carry...I did notice that our homeschool section did carry a lot of "Christian America" stuff, and that kinda bothered me. <br><br>And the "America never built an Empire" thing- I thought that was the premise we were built on. The British wanted the Americas as part of their Empire (mainly the modern US), and after that became a blaring disaster, the US decided to create an empire on the land (not one overseas). Statehood for the West was disrespected and slow at best, at least until slavery became a voting issue. <br><br>My favorite part of modern imperialism is that it has no national face. The corporation, a largely American construct, is the new face of imperialism. It is as much European as Asian as American, yet it exploits workers (through "outsourcing" and factories in third world countries) and devestates economies home and abroad. And since it's run by stockholders, every investor gets their own throne and crown... Yay globalization, make my throne a comfortable one, and let me drive an SUV to get there.Yitztakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523620729748388252noreply@blogger.com