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why is the word empire in quotes?
by yogthos 9y ago
why is the word empire in quotes?
- 23443463454 9y agoBecause this piece is a half-baked amateurish attempt to mask immature spite and malice for America and western culture in a veil of authority so thin only the most naive would fall for it. The reason that empire is in quotes is because the author is spiteful and will not provide the satisfaction of calling the American "empire" and empire, because that would mean giving it even just a theoretical modicum of acknowledgement of achievement, success, or accomplishment. Among all the rather transparent tropes rammed into these few words embellished with illustrations that easily unmask the author's clear intentions, is the biggest farce, equating the USA as a colonialist power in spite of the fact that what America did not do is far more telling than what it did. The history books will possibly tell one day, of the folly of restraint and reservations that present and open up vulnerabilities that the recipients of such affections will not once pause to exploit as they are today. The problem with sympathies and co-dependence is that it makes one vulnerable to the manipulations of abusers. As such, the author takes no pause in only further digging in, injecting further self-doubt and cancerous self-loathing in an ill fated outcome that will see the world burn, all in order to just soothe the self-hate of a cancerous and suicidal mentality that is festering in all of the western world and tears us all down with it evermore with every passing day.
- greggarious 9y agoSarcastic finger quotes?
- pjc50 9y agoAmerica does not officially have colonies or call itself an Empire. It does however have states that are second-class citizens (what is Puerto Rico?), weird extralegal exclaves (Guantanamo), tiny occupied islands (Guam), and lots of other countries which are independent but also to some extent economically and militarily subordinate, in which the US State Department feels entitled to influence policy, from the famous "banana republics" to Europe and the Middle East.
- GCU-Empiricist 9y ago>tiny occupied islands (Guam) Guam is a territory (second class citizen like Puerto Rico in some ways) . Having lived there for two years (about a decade ago) there is/was a interesting generational dichotomy. The WW2 survivors and their children are generally very happy to be part of the USA as they were liberated from Japanese. The younger generations see: a third of the land off limits for military bases, housing prices being driven by generous military overseas housing allowances, and an influx of young (mostly male) service members affecting competition a dating pool already affected by being the equivalent of Hawaii for Japanese tourist, and don't have as pro USA opinion. (edit: formatting)
- wu-ikkyu 9y agoEmpire: an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress. >It does however have states that are second-class citizens Colony: a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country. >lots of other countries which are independent but also to some extent economically and militarily subordinate, in which the US State Department feels entitled to influence policy
- wastedhours 9y agoRounding the point off - hence why "Empire" was in quotes and not just written as Empire. It's not a technical empire, but is making a point (using conversational context).