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You sound like you are not on the receiving end of imperialism and colonisation hence the speculation about what imperialism may be rather than what it actually it is.
It is difficult convincing otherwise someone who may potentially materially benefit from western imperialism (you are not alone, a lot of us here are too and therefore we engage in class betrayal) but if you are curious and interested in further reading:
If you could only read one book then it would be the last one recommended above.
On Tibet: https://redsails.org/friendly-feudalism/
On Marxism: https://redsails.org/why-marxism/
Why Socialism by Albert Einstein: https://monthlyreview.org/articles/why-socialism/