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Yeah that's not what imperialism is.
The United Fruit Company literally building a private army and overthrowing the government of Honduras isn't imperialism?
I think if you asked them it would just be considered good business /S
Let me get this right.
You don't think the British East Indian Company's conquest of India was imperialism either?
Because it wasn't technically the state doing it.
You know what, I deserve this conversation. I've trolled people with "It can't be imperialism because we're a republic" before, this is just karma.
On the off chance that you're not just trolling, no, it isn't, because your definition sucks and is deliberately limited so you can be a pedantic yet incorrect twat about some of history's greatest crimes.
So exactly what was described?
Over a hunderd years ago.. but I get the point. Also not the OP you were replying to before.
There is some pretty specific history around Dole, the US government, and Bananas.
Recommend getting your hands on a copy of Bananas by Peter Chapman if you would like to learn more!
The post didn't mention the US
It absolutely can be... Did you think he was offering a concise definition of imperialism as "when cheap year round produce?"