A half-baked thoery that the USA could do as the fuck it liked. In practise, it got land and the begginings of an empire by paying for it before it started a revolution against the European powers that owned it. When the USA did try and annex Canada, a small number of the British army and a few thousand Canadians beat off the United States, leaving ti with the option of the treaty of Ghent, which didn't give them any land concessions (as opposed to the British-Canadian forces, which never intended to make any, so handed back all taken land without grudge) nor did it make either side any richer. As a courtesy, the Royal navy ended impressing.
When the united states wanted to start an empire, it went after a weakened spanish empire, which was on the brink of freeing itself. When the USA again attempted imperialism in south america, it was having a little trouble with fallen power Spain, so decided to pay $20,000,000 to buy a few POS nations that would have revolted in a few years anyway. Wow, isn't that clever? Obviously, these places have since gained independance. Quite possibly the worst empire ever...
When the united states wanted to start an empire, it went after a weakened spanish empire, which was on the brink of freeing itself. When the USA again attempted imperialism in south america, it was having a little trouble with fallen power Spain, so decided to pay $20,000,000 to buy a few POS nations that would have revolted in a few years anyway. Wow, isn't that clever? Obviously, these places have since gained independance. Quite possibly the worst empire ever...
by Kung-Fu Jesus May 02, 2004
by Kung-Fu Jesus April 30, 2004
(Idiom) Literally translated, means "It is the life". Better translations lead to "That's life" or "it's life". Basically shut up and get over it, used as a puit down. The best retort to this is "C'est la guerre", which means "This is war".
*A and B find A's car being keyed by a person known to be a local trouble maker*
A: Damn that bastard! I'll kill him.
B: So what about your car, c'est la vie. He's just a kid anyway...
A: NON! *eyes go red* C'est la guerre!
B: *shits pants*
A: Damn that bastard! I'll kill him.
B: So what about your car, c'est la vie. He's just a kid anyway...
A: NON! *eyes go red* C'est la guerre!
B: *shits pants*
by Kung-Fu Jesus May 09, 2004
by Kung-Fu Jesus April 18, 2004
by Kung-Fu Jesus June 18, 2004
(v.) to steal thunder is to take attention away from the person who has brought it to the current place.
by Kung-Fu Jesus May 05, 2004
by Kung-Fu Jesus May 11, 2004