Is "western imperialism" even capable of /not/ existing under those definitions? If they shun the third world entirely they are restricting their growth. If the

Is "western imperialism" even capable of /not/ existing under those definitions? If they shun the third world entirely they are restricting their growth. If they trade they are shaping their economy to their own ends. Even if they did the unprecedented and gave away enough of their resources to even out the nations in power it would be massive interference. Given that only way to avoid it is a horrifying and insane asshole genie answer of genocide (if one or both parties are all dead then any ongoing imperialism is impossible) it is safe to call it useless as a term and move onto actual matters of ethics and least harm.