But the more modern definition is - it's true - a country that tried to *unduly* increase its geopolitical influence - through military means.
By your definition, of course, the U.S. is just trying to "increase its geopolitical influence" and therefore is not imperialist.
On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 4:58 PM, Chris Doss <lookoverhere1 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I think that here an "imperialist country" is "any country that tries to increase its geopolitical influence." It really is that stupid.
>
> --- On Tue, 8/12/08, dredmond at efn.org <dredmond at efn.org> wrote:
>
>> From: dredmond at efn.org <dredmond at efn.org>
>> Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] Putin's Petro-Imperialism
>> To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
>> Date: Tuesday, August 12, 2008, 7:46 PM
>> On Tue, August 12, 2008 3:34 pm, boddi satva wrote:
>>
>> > A thug like Putin is no foe of imperialism. He's a
>> classic Russian
>> > imperialist.
>>
>> Russia successfully defended thousands of its citizens in a
>> limited,
>> efficient and reasonably restrained peacekeeping operation,
>> after a
>> thuggish neighbor killed at least 1,500 of them in an
>> outrageous act of
>> mass murder. That is not imperialism, that is sanity.
>>
>> Also, Medvedev is in charge of the show. As Prime Minister,
>> Putin handles
>> the day-to-day stuff, because that's his forte -
>> he'd be the first to
>> acknowledge he's always been more of a firefighter than
>> a strategist. But
>> the Russian developmental state, a.k.a. Bearzilla, is
>> evolving very, very
>> fast, and I think Putin realized that Russia needed an
>> overall strategist,
>> someone to set long-term goals and priorities. It's
>> remarkable how so many
>> pundits and observers -- including Russian ones --
>> consistently
>> underestimate Medvedev. This is someone who ran Gazprom as
>> well as the
>> national projects, and passed the test with flying colors.
>> What's
>> happening now is the emergence of a more complex Russian
>> civil society - a
>> strong President and a capable legislative branch.
>>
>> -- DRR
>>
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