5. The World’s Most Ironic Imperialist and Weapons of Mass Construction
People say China is a sleeping giant, but it’s wide awake. It’s the elephant creeping up behind us. Only, it’s so big we can scarcely see it moving.
—Zainab Bangura, Sierra Leone political activist
In 1916, Vladimir Lenin, a forefather of Chinese communism, described imperialism as the “highest form of capitalism.” The goal of the imperialist nation is to use its superior financial resources and managerial expertise to gain economic control over the minerals, raw materials, agricultural products, and other natural resources of the imperialized country. Such control is typically achieved by lavishly bribing the corrupt rulers of the developing nation who facilitate the influx ...
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