Treatise on Imperialism

We are Imperialists, neither invaders nor defenders, and think such labels are ridiculous. We seek to spread the Will and Glory of the Empire throughout the NationStates world. We have sought to help out the less fortunate regions of the globe, and thereby establish friendly relations amongst them. Our objective in this is to both help out less fortunate regions, and to better our reputation amongst them. Nevertheless, as with all "labels," the same does not apply to all. We claim Britannic Imperialism, as with the real life British Empire, her contributions to the world, the technology, philosophy, literature, medicine, investment, institutions, and plain advancements of man-kind have left a profound legacy, also helping start off the global abolishment of slavery, and ending various barbaric practices, such as the practice of suttee (burning widows alive on their husband's funeral pyre). As in the real world, there are other forms of imperialism as well. The real world Empires, such as those of Belgium and Germany, were harsh, savage in practice, cruel, and stripped the colonies of what they could get their hands on, and gave little in return. These can be translated into the NationStates world as what is seen as the Raiders and Invaders, especially those who practice "griefing." We who seek to spread glory, knowledge, and general well-being throughout NationStates view these as "Dark Imperialists." We see our way as Righteous, and those who obstruct us and attempt to prevent our aid to fellow regions as misguided, ignorant, hindering regions, who are bored by the ho-hum of summer, that instead of helping regions from these "Dark Imperialists," they feel the need to stymie the help that those of our brand of Imperialism is trying to spread. Due to the lack of regions like ourselves, and the general bad light shed on the practice of Imperialism in the real world because of peoples' ignorance, we understand the how easy it is to confuse the types of Imperialism, and even the difference between Imperialism and invading. Hence the reason of this article, to make better the understanding of what we stand for. To see us in action, one must only look as far as our first mission in The Reunited States. A stagnating, decaying, conquered region, we were able to make them a forum, a regional flag, a regional anthem, a forum banner, recruitment and welcome telegrams, a region map, an NSWiki entry, nearly double the population, start games on their forum, Write them a constitution and bill of rights, and a few other things. That is the glory of Britannic Imperialism, and that is for what we stand. We further have regional laws, The Articles of Imperialisation, the govern how coruse of conduct.