I've only recently begun to appreciate that imperialism and colonialism did not end with the political changes associated with the aftermath of WWI and WWII. The political units and maps changed, to be sure, but the exploitation (with the connivance of local elites) continues.
Every empire must be run by and well stocked with sociopaths, people who are bound by no law or morality or principle, or that empire will not stay an empire for long.
What is interesting is how empires and organizations can turn people who might be decent and upstanding in private life into sociopaths at work.
I suppose that the principle "if you won't do it, we'll find someone else who will!" goes a long ways.
I've only recently begun to appreciate that imperialism and colonialism did not end with the political changes associated with the aftermath of WWI and WWII. The political units and maps changed, to be sure, but the exploitation (with the connivance of local elites) continues.
Every empire must be run by and well stocked with sociopaths, people who are bound by no law or morality or principle, or that empire will not stay an empire for long.
What is interesting is how empires and organizations can turn people who might be decent and upstanding in private life into sociopaths at work.
I suppose that the principle "if you won't do it, we'll find someone else who will!" goes a long ways.