Question

America's current foreign policy is described as a "moral obligation to spread democracy around the world" or to "extend the blessings o liberty to all people on earth". What is your view of this policy? What is the source of America's moral authority in representing itself as the "leader of the free world"? Discuss the relevance of "Manifest Destiny" and "Progressive Imperialism". 92

Answer 1

One should settle the dust in one’s own house before start pointing out the dust in other’s house. America has long been trying to act as the leader of the world when America is struggling hard to practice democracy in its own country. America is a country which reluctantly accepted people of color as equals but today with the institutional racism, it is still struggling to completely embrace equality. Most of the time in the past, America had entered another country in the name of democracy and peace but what they left was poverty, civil war and confusion because they always exploit the natural resources and human resources. This has made more countries in the world not to trust America anymore. Other countries agree with America not because they like them but they don’t have any choice because America is the new dictator dressed up like a peace maker.

Manifest Destiny is a concept which spread the doctrine that United States was destined by God to spread its dominance over all of North America. Progressive Imperialism was a contrary topic in itself because 19^th century saw a lot of progress but imperialism stood opposite to progressivism. What America tries to do is just that, a modern imperialism in the name of manifest destiny but it would only create new problems.

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