“Colonialism. The enforced spread of the rule of reason. But who is going to spread it among the colonizers?”

- Anthony Burgess apud Sean Bean

Seems like the British Empire spread “civilization” around the world, while USA rebranded it to be spreading “democracy and liberty” around the world. The Brits called everyone that stood against them as savages, and the US called everyone that stood against them as commies/terrorists; new boss same as the old boss.