The USA is the Empire

Let’s sum up.

We destroy civilizations from the sky, using terrifying technology only we control.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki

 

We torture…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_Intelligence_Committee_report_on_CIA_torture#Examples_of_torture_and_abuse_of_prisoners

…and it proves ineffective.

http://www.moviefanatic.com/quotes/refering-to-leia-she-lied-she-lied-to-us-i-told-you-she-would-ne/

Governor Tarkin: [refering to Leia] She lied. She lied to us.
Darth Vader: I told you she would never consciously betray the Rebellion.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/09/cia-torture-effectiveness_n_6297720.html

 

We use killer robots.

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/nov/24/-sp-us-drone-strikes-kill-1147

 

Our militarized police kill civilians without trial or repercussion.

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/09/08/how-many-police-shootings-a-year-no-one-knows/

 

But we’re the good guys. Right?