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The fall of an empire (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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[–] atempuser23 4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Still a pale imitation of the British, they had a real empire. America had Puerto Rico and Guam .

[–] [email protected] 1 points 15 minutes ago

I think you're neglecting the Manifest Destiny period of westward expansion, and you're limiting your consideration to the paradigm of colonial empire. The American empire is different, it's a neo-colonial empire.

I'm a rank amateur but in my limited understanding of history it seems similar to the ancient Persian empire: basically a system of client states each with a permitted level of autonomy within a framework of tribute/favorable trade relations. Enforced with a network of garrisons.

When the CIA backs a coup and installs a friendly government that signs a defense pact, and makes it easy for American capital to thrive, what would you call that state other than a client state?

That's just my understanding as a lay person though, how do you understand it?