Is Empire a Parasite?

I like the name Empire because it doesn't put a lot of other things into it. I got it from a Mahayana Buddhist named John Churchill who likes this terminology and tracks Empire like the history of Empire all the way through. In my mind, Empire is like a parasite and we're like the host and this this parasitic virus gets in and it infects people and they don't even know that they're infected. There's an instant forgiveness. It's like, Hey, like, I know that you are under the spell of this parasitic this parasitic force and like welcome back like we'll welcome you back home. We're not going to judge you forever. Can I live off of

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