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You are very much correct, and "their local political needs" are generally large amounts of money being transfered to them personally.
Corrupt locals screwing over everyone else for their own benefit are an integral part of imperialism, not an exception to it.
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You are very much correct, and "their local political needs" are generally large amounts of money being transfered to them personally.
Corrupt locals screwing over everyone else for their own benefit are an integral part of imperialism, not an exception to it.