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Imperialism in the United States
Imperialism
Jasmine Latoya Jennings
Imperialism in the United States
Those who argued for the practice of imperialism by the United States did so with vigor and vehement support. Politicians contended passionately and with relative eloquence the reasons why imperialism, and specifically for the purposes of this paper, imperialist rule of the Philippines. Representatives from across the United States government provided dramatic requests using historical references, allusions to the Constitution, and platitudes regarding preemptive striking. Many of the arguments sound quite similar for the calls for war and other armed conflicts in the 21st century around the world, not just in or by the United States of America.
The argument to keep the Philippines is not compelling in the opinion of this author. The arguments are too familiar and the strategies of psychological influence or manipulation are too apparent. Perhaps when these arguments were current, they were more potent. Many...
Some of these men are nearly pleading for war. Pleading for war for the sake of capitalism and imperialism only logical to those who favor capital, assets, and profit above all things and all people. Capitalist greed is present and evident in the many in favor of imperialism in the Philippines following the Spanish-American war.
Furthermore, some men argue for war and argue to keep the Philippines from Spanish rule because of the Spanish-American war. Readers may infer arrogance on the side of the Americans, which is a key aspect to the tone of preemptive strikes that some senators make. Ultimately, the main arguments are intentions of the call for Philippines are to aggravate Spain and to have a foothold in Asia that leads to serious capitalist activity. All the talk about the wounded soldiers and being an example to the "savages" of the Philippines is filler. The real reasons for imperialism are for control,…
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