3 ms·
You're right. I read 'manifest destiny' as short hand for "USA USA!" boosterism. China obviously isn't an expansionist colonial power either. But I concede the
by jbattle 7y ago
You're right. I read 'manifest destiny' as short hand for "USA USA!" boosterism. China obviously isn't an expansionist colonial power either. But I concede the point that Manifest Destiny really hasn't been an active doctrine in our lifetime.
Maaaaybe if you look at the Project for the New American Century with the right lens.
- deleted 7y ago[deleted]
- mistermann 7y ago> China obviously isn't an expansionist colonial power either. Maybe not colonial in a ~legal sense, but some of the deals they're doing with weaker countries seem designed to grant them significant power.