Edited sentence: But more high-minded goals can help in building imperialistic solidarity, perceived in terms such as:.Cultural superiority.Exportation of revolution (violence) away from the homeland.Geopolitical strategy does not always arouse popular enthusiasm.Naked aggression and sadistic greed, no more than theoretical imperialism, provide little in the way of comforting justifications for the growth and continuation of empires.National self-determination.Racial superiority.Spreading the benefits of civilization