Showing posts with label Imperialism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Imperialism. Show all posts

Thursday, February 13, 2025

The New World Order

The USA responded late to non-democratic nations' imperialism in the early 20th century. It made World War I worse.

The USA responded late to non-democratic nations' imperialism in the 1930s. It made World War II worse.

Presently, the USA under President Donald J. Trump is following the same isolationism as above. What can go wrong? Oh, and I am not even addressing the fascist dictatorship that is taking over OUR constitutional representative secular democracy.

Saturday, July 11, 2020

"Manifest Destiny" In-Depth

The term "Manifest Destiny" is usually used to explain the motivations of the early settlers of the US as they moved westward. However, its roots go back to the foundations of Christianity, with its alliances with Monarchies in Europe. These alliances initiated such religion-state policies as imperialism, colonialism, and the genocides of indigenous peoples. As the Catholic Church and other branches of Christianity deny their roles in this horrible racist ideology, keep in mind that history is written by the victors. Below is an excellent podcast exposing the breadth and depth of this sad legacy of religion and its views of "The Other."

"Today we take a look at the origins and legacy of Manifest Destiny, the historical term most closely tied to our most toxic version of nostalgia: the one longing for America's golden age of genocide"

Click on the link below:

What Trump is Invoking When He Invokes Manifest Destiny


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Choose how you look at reality wisely. Yes, it is a binary choice.

Choose how you look at reality wisely. Yes, it is a binary choice.
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SCIENCE JUSTIFIES ITSELF

SCIENCE JUSTIFIES ITSELF
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