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bevin's avatar

Never mind 1945 When wasn't the USA an outlaw Empire?

From Day One it was breaking treaties and cheating. It didn't compensate the "Tories" as promised for their losses. And it cheated the Haudenshaunee of their lands. It consistently refused to apply international law in its dealings with its neighbours and the Latin Americans.

Part of the reason for this impunity is its geographical isolation- European Powers had one another to deal with and a rough balance tended to ensure a minimal standard of behaviour. There was nothing close to that in America- the US dominated the continent, especially after the Haitians rid them of France, the most serious of their putative rivals (Haiti is still suffering for doing them that favour). And made up the rules, which they broke whenever they chose, as they went along.

They still do, because they still can. But impunity is eroding: since 2001 the writing has been on the wall. It is just a matter of time : a long life of crime is catching up with the Outlaw.

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Patrice Greanville's avatar

Bravo. I always liked it. "Outlaw US Empire" is an absolutely spot-on denomination. And, like its close relative, the Brits, the Yanks, and fellow anglos, have always thrived in stunning hypocrisy. We have therefore altered our old motto thusly: "Hypocrisy is the Oxygen of the Outlaw US Empire". It runs right under our logo. https://www.greanvillepost.com

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