The Empire in Our Heads

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The average person in the U.S. doesn’t think about Empire—the rule of one nation or people by other nations or people—too much, at least not consciously.   Still, the constant propaganda reinforcing the rightness of the Imperial Order is so strong that most USAmericans end up sharing a set of ideas that I call The Imperial Mindset.  What do I mean by The Imperial Mindset, how does it work inside of our heads, and why should we care?

Jeff Nygaard is a long-time writer, commentator, and activist who publishes a free newsletter on politics and culture called Nygaard Notes. (No, it’s not a blog, it’s a newsletter.)  Find it at www.nygaardnotes.org/