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imperialism

The hunger and passion for superiority against the weaklings.

someone else define it

Go to google and type 'Define: imperialism'

Voila!


Definitions of imperialism on the Web:
a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries
a political orientation that advocates imperial interests
any instance of aggressive extension of authority
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

The term imperialism commonly refers to a political or geographical domain such as the Ottoman Empire the Russian Empire, the Chinese Empire, or the British Empire, etc. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperialism

Imperialism is a turn-based strategy game for Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh computers, developed by Frog City Software and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI) in 1997. In Imperialism, the player is the ruler of a 19th century country, and must build an empire. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperialism_(video_game)

Imperialism: A Study was a political-economic discourse written by John A. Hobson in 1902.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperialism_(Hobson)

The policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/imperialism

imperialist - imperialistic: of or relating to imperialism; "imperialistic wars"
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

The practice of one country extending its control over the territory, political system, or economic life of another country. Political opposition to this foreign domination is called "anti-imperialism."
www2.truman.edu/~marc/resources/terms.html

economic control gained through the corporate organization of nation states.
oregonstate.edu/instruct/anth370/gloss.html

Belief in the desirability of acquiring colonies and dependencies or extending a country's influence though means such as trade, diplomacy, military conquest
john.curtin.edu.au/society/glossary/index.html

The establishing of colonial empires in which domination is both political and economic.
www.geocities.com/elissetche/dico/dico.htm

the policy of imposing the rule or command of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of obtaining and occupying colonies and dependencies. American imperialism came of age during London's lifetime, beginning with Cuba and the Phillipines, and he supported this foreign policy.
london.sonoma.edu/Essays/glossary.html

The belief in empire-building; a belief that one is entitled to conquer other nations.
postalheritage.org.uk/learning/teachers/freeresources/lastpost/glossary/

Imperialism describes the expansion of 19th-century Britain geographically and politically. The creation of the British empire involved acquiring colonies which were valuable, most commonly for economic advantage. ...
http://www.genderandhealth.ca/en/module ... ossary.jsp

I have google, articles and books, I wanted some interesting answers to amuse me. You've killed it now PB, happy?
Mods delete this thread, PB ruined it.

How would I know you were trying to amuse yourself? I thought you were struggling for a definition (especially after Basra - of all people - gave you a good one).

Mooryaanism promoted by economic muscle and jets.

Conquest fueled by greed/wanting resources...using any methods at hand e.g weaponry, the Bible, debt

gedo_gurl wrote:Conquest fueled by greed/wanting resources...using any methods at hand e.g weaponry, the Bible, debt

In other words, superiority over weaklings.