Fair point: Europe and its descendants don&#x27;t have anything like a monopoly on imperialism (and China in particular has that history going back a long, <i>long</i> time). I&#x27;m presumably focused on European imperialism because it&#x27;s my heritage, and because Europe&#x27;s age of imperial expansion has played a particularly widespread role in world history for the past few centuries. And also, because it&#x27;s the one involved in the conflict in question here.<p>It&#x27;s probably worth considering how these attitudes evolve over time, too. I&#x27;d guess that a hundred years ago, the U.S. wouldn&#x27;t have done much hand wringing in this case, either.