Wilsonian Idealism

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  1. Horhey

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    The quality news media often brand the theme of US foreign policy as "Wilsonian idealism" of bringing democracy to foreign countries by invasion and military occupation. President Woodrow Wilson's "idealism" was created by the propaganda expert, Edward Bernays and his "perception management" team to "engineer consent" for Wilson's wars. In a private paper, Wilson expressed his idealism as he outlined "our peculiar duty": to teach colonial peoples "order and self control" and "the drill and habit of law and obedience":

    These internal papers explain the true meaning of Wilsonian idealism often praised by American academics. A few years later, he authorized the invasion of Mexico, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, where the US military murdered and destroyed, installed puppet regimes, reestablished virtual slavery to improve the investment climate, and economically colonized the countries. Secretary of State, Robert Lansing explained the meaning of the Monroe Doctrine in a mememorandum to Wilson:

     

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