Colonial Leftovers

The age of the European colonial expansion is long gone. We have the last vestiges of that period in what is left of the English Commonwealth. There is also the use of English, French, Portuguese and Spanish as the primary languages of the colonial possessions. You do not hear German and Russian as major languages anywhere except their native countries. Now you have those same European countries that pillaged these colonial possessions and created virtual slave states, becoming havens of apologetic liberalism. Their descent into socialism is the attempt to create equality for all in the desire to atone for these past sins.

Now you have those same European countries attempting to assign blame for the way of the world to the United States. It is amusing to look at the result of 400 years of European supremacy and the aftermath of what they practiced. The United states rose from one of the colonized to become the lone world super power in less that 200 years. As we try to steer the world away from the result of four centuries of bad decisions, we become the target of those who are the victims of those results. The hatred and desire to extract revenge is now focused on the United States, not for what we have done but because we are the only ones left standing.

As a result, we become the police of the abuses that have happened and give the appearance of wanting to be a colonial power. America has a different way of colonizing. We use the power of commercialism to bring about change and allow the abilities of people to create their own wealth to make changes. Look at the recent vote in Venezuela that rejected creating a dictatorship in a land where the government has grabbed power and gives the appearance of being on the side of the impoverished. People recognize that power corrupts and absolute power, well you know how it goes. Hopefully the world wakes up and realizes that America is not using its military might as a way to create extensions of America. Our melting pot has worked well as it allows a constant influx of ideas. Our heritage is to allow technology to pave the way for a better world. Creating commercially viable solutions for problems eliminates the need to fight senseless wars for territory and possessions. Freedom. What a concept.

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