[familyop]

"Hatred of Great Britain was endemic in the world during the time of Pax Britannica, just as, I suppose it was of Rome during Pax Romanica.
Why should it be any different during Pax Americana?
But there is a logic of empire that requires the pre-eminent world power to press on regardless."

Clive, surely, you know what we Americans think of "empire." By now, you should also know that we don't like having our countries policies equated with those of the Roman and British empires.

If by some rare chance, you do not know these things, then I suggest that you read about the Monroe Doctrine concerning Britain and South America, the true historical origin of the phrase, "gunboat diplomacy" (re. Britain), Nero (re. his treatment of Christians) and a few other differences.

If the USA were an empire, our government would be ruling your country, and you wouldn't have a government of your own at all.

[familyop]

Correction: "our countries policies" should have been written, "our country's policies."

But we Americans do not like "empire," and that, I suspect, is why so many anti-American writers use the phrase, "Pax Americana."

All others who read this, search and see information on "Pax Americana."

[Clive]

Call it what you will, the US is still the pre-eminent world power and that has its imperatives, and that is all tha I am saying.

I use the term "logic of empire" and "Pax Britannica" because I was born and raised at the twilight of Pax Britannica.

As to "Pax Americana". Someone has said tha "war is mankind's natural state. Peace is a condition to be inferred by the fact that there have been intevals between wars." Imaging the chaos that would be extant in the world but for the existence of the US as the pre-eminent world power.