cultural imperialism

[Dennis Breslin]

From: "Yoshie Furuhashi" <furuhashi.1 at osu.edu>
> 
> That is because the USA is the latest (and hopefully last) empire, 
> having decisively displaced European & Japanese empires by the end of 
> the Second World War.  The colonized go to study, work, & sometimes 
> settle in the land of the colonizers.  As no other government has 
> built as extensive an empire as the US government (which has 
> incorporated former European and Japanese colonies into its sphere of 
> influence), it is no surprise to see the most diverse population here.

Do you consider yourself one of the colonized?  How is the distinction
you make here different from, in another context, one distinguishing
activists and average people?

Dennis Breslin