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[โ€“] orc_princess@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The US was very unremarkable globally compared to Britain or France for example, people thinking it wasn't dominant enough to be an empire doesn't mean they think it wasn't cruel or expansive

[โ€“] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

They terrorized and looted plenty of the world in the 19th century already.