Original sentence: American Empire is an informal term that is used to collectively describe America's expanding influence througout the world.In the book Empire by Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri, the USA are seen as central for the development and constitution of a new global regime of power and souvereignty, termed empire by Hardt and Negri.See also: American imperialism, Pax Americana, Empire.The American Empire is seen rather as held together by coercion of unscrupulous military conquest that's condemned even by allies of the United States.The book is building on neomarxist, postcolonial, postmodern ideas and globalization theories.The empire of Hardt and Negri shouldn't be equalled with the American Empire described in this article.This term shouldn't be confused with the democratic constitution of the United States of America.While many statesman, scholars, and supporters within the United States insist that America "is" and "should be" an empire in every sense (see Project for the New American Century), many outside celebrate diversity and reject the notion of a single dominating superpower in order to maintain "balance", "equality", "mutual respect", and "harmony" among all nations around the world
Edited sentence: American Empire is an informal term that was used to collectively describe America's expanding influence througout the world.Expansionist ideas are present but well disguised.Not to be confused with the United States of America (which was founded on democracy), the American Empire itself is held together by coercion of unscrupulous military conquest that's condemned even by allies of the United States.See also: American imperialism, Pax Americana.While many statesman, scholars, and supporters within United States insisted that America is and should be an empire in every sense (Project for the New American Century), the rest of the world celebrates diversity and rejects the notion of a single dominating superpower in order to maintain balance, equality, mutual respect, and harmony among all nations around the world