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Originally Posted by godfry n. glad
I have only one quibble with this statement: the term "un-American." What you have described seems to have been the American imperialist mode since they focused their attentions on the indigenous peoples populating North America. I'd say what you describe is "very American."
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I agree. The question of US as symbol of freedom vs. US as imperial power is a long-standing cultural tension, but looking at the history of American military deployments empire dominates, I think.