And if you're gonna say Hong Kong doesn't count because it's already been assimilated into the empire, that's not great evidence against it being an empire.

[–] AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

TF you mean 'assimilated'

If I lease you a part of my house (AT GUNPOINT NO LESS) for 10 years am I doing an imperial aggression when I move my stuff back in afterwards?

[–] dragonfucker@lemmy.nz 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So imperialism is okay when you have a de jure cassus belli?

[–] AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm strongly of the belief, by reading them in the context provided, that you don't know what any of those words mean

[–] dragonfucker@lemmy.nz 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Imperialism - building an empire by exerting control over foreign powers

de jure - by law

cassus belli - cause for war

So conquering other places is okay when the law says you have a good reason to send soldiers marching down their streets?

[–] AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago

Okay so 2 out of 3 correct.

Now I guess the question is with your sanity. What the fuck are you talking about with 'conquering' and 'other places'? It is literally their country. There was no war. There was no invasion.

You're delusional.