Re: IML: The Virtue of Greed, Ego, and Imperialism

["Bill Watson" <wwatson5@xxxxxxxxx>]

Alice, you are looking at world, and the American influence and
imperialism,.from the wrong side of the looking glass.

Also from Webster's :
"a.  [L., 'imperialis', from 'imperium', empire, supreme command, from
'impero' to command]  Pertaining to and empire or emperor; pertaining to
supreme authority or to one who wields it; sovereign; supreme; suitable for
an emperor; of superior excellence"

Except for the last "of superior excellence", the remainder does, indeed,
describe the attitude and actions of the United States toward the world
since the Spanish-American War.

Go  back and read my post on 23/03/05.  You have much to learn about the
world outside the United States and the policies of the United States
towards that world.

See you in the Imperial Salon.

Bill
Vancouver, BC


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric" <virgil_97219@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 12:01 AM
Subject: IML: The Virtue of Greed, Ego, and Imperialism


> According to Webster's Dictionary, Imperial has several meanings, one of
> which is, 'Outstanding in size or quality'. Both would apply to most any
> Imperial.
>
> The concept of Imperialism / colonialism was long ago made obsolete by the
> practice of free trade and open markets. Those who would profess that the
> name Imperial contains a negative image is working with 19th century
> principles that haven't been relevant for the past 100 years. As an astute
> list member pointed out, the USA had the opportunity any number of times
> over the past century to behave in a colonizing manner and yet has opted
to
> support national sovereignty and open markets. There should be no reason
to
> assess this kind of stigma to a car, of all things.
>
> It brings to mind how twisted some simple concepts have become over the
past
> few decades, mostly under the guise of a socialist mentality, that says
that
> ego and greed are absolute negatives when they are actually the lifeblood
of
> self sufficiency; that giving economic opportunity equals exploitation;
> that Imperialism / colonialism is a current policy of the USA. To make
such
> claims is to not understand the human condition, and to speak without
regard
> to the context of changed perceptions over time and the acts that prove
it.
>
> So drive your Imperials with pride, ego, and a measure of greed, merely in
> tribute to their sizeable amount of engineering and quality. It's all
good!
>
> I responded to this list due to the previous thread on the issue of the
> negative impression of the word 'Imperial', and how it is wrongfully tied
to
> a political context. If anyone wishes to address the political nature,
> please see me in the Imperial Salon.
>
> Eric
> Portland, Oregon
>
>
>



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