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== Misuse of the Term ==

== Misuse of the Term ==

Anti-American sentiment and [[liberals]] in general commonly deride American [[foreign policy]] as colonial or imperial, which is [[deceit|deceitful]], as the [[United States]] has no colonies (having relinquished the Philippines, which had previously been Spanish, not sovereign), made [[Hawaii]] a state, smaller lands ([[Guam]], etc...) [[protectorate]]s, and purchased or legally acquired other territories ([[Guantanamo]], [[Panama Canal]]).

Anti-American sentiment and [[liberals]] in general commonly deride American [[foreign policy]] as colonial or imperial, which is [[deceit|deceitful]], as the [[United States]] has no colonies (having relinquished the Philippines, which had previously been Spanish, not sovereign), made [[Hawaii]] a state, smaller lands ([[Guam]], etc...) [[protectorate]]s, and purchased or legally acquired other territories ([[Guantanamo]], [[Panama Canal]]). Similarly, liberals also generally imply with colonialism that it was generally parasitic to the original people and stealing resources, when that is actually rare among colonialization.

[[Category:International Politics]]

[[Category:International Politics]]

[[Category:Age of Exploration]]

[[Category:Age of Exploration]]