Nyanboard Cat
There are zero similarities between the two.
There are zero similarities between the two.
Imperialists believed in the US maintaining control over the Philippines to bring civilization and stability, while anti-imperialists argued against US expansionism and believed in self-determination for the Filipino people. Imperialists viewed the Philippines as a strategic asset and gateway to trade in the Pacific, while anti-imperialists saw it as a violation of American values and principles.
Racism
Although there are plenty of differences, the main differing belief was over territorial expansion. The imperialists were all for it, thinking that it would help with the American market and the depressed economy from the Panic of 1893. The anti-imperialists argued that it went against our American democracy and was harmful to the territories we were trying to acquire.
It was the anti-federalists who feared oppression more than disorder. Some prominent anti-federalists included Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry.
imperialist were usually the northerns (The people killing them black haters) while anti-imperialists were the southerns (The people doing the right thing enslaving those black monstrosity's because they are not good for anything else but doing a white mans job)
would you rather be a imperialists than a anti-imperialist and why?
anti- imperialists
Liberty for all
For moral and practical reasons
Anti-Imperialists are people who oppose the military and political expansion of countries, e.g. empire-building.