South America from what? Imperialism is different than taking the land outright. The United States has exploited far more than South America, but they never seized their land (except during the expansionary period in the past, the United States did steal land then but I’m talking modern times past stealing Hawaii, as bad as that was).
Edit: Replace “America” with “The United States” because saying America exploited South America is a bit confusing.
Imperialism is different than taking the land outright.
Agreed. But a threat can be the beginning of a negotiation. Historically, the US wants the appearance of sovereignty to remain - even democracy if possible - just keep the right people in power.
I completely agree. The only deviation from past policies is that the United States did not want to take land, just keep the country under their thumb as to gain the economic advantage without the cost of actually making the country a US territory. The fact the United States has territories that are a long way from being states while they are talking about sovereign countries becoming the “51st state” due to supposed economic value is ridiculous. This is only being said because the incoming leadership is a strongman moron who just wants to appear strong, and stealing is something strongmen do.
That didn’t save South America.
South America from what? Imperialism is different than taking the land outright. The United States has exploited far more than South America, but they never seized their land (except during the expansionary period in the past, the United States did steal land then but I’m talking modern times past stealing Hawaii, as bad as that was).
Edit: Replace “America” with “The United States” because saying America exploited South America is a bit confusing.
Agreed. But a threat can be the beginning of a negotiation. Historically, the US wants the appearance of sovereignty to remain - even democracy if possible - just keep the right people in power.
I completely agree. The only deviation from past policies is that the United States did not want to take land, just keep the country under their thumb as to gain the economic advantage without the cost of actually making the country a US territory. The fact the United States has territories that are a long way from being states while they are talking about sovereign countries becoming the “51st state” due to supposed economic value is ridiculous. This is only being said because the incoming leadership is a strongman moron who just wants to appear strong, and stealing is something strongmen do.