It’s a motif as old as time. Foreign invader getting Stockholm Syndrome with the natives. Another famous example is Dances With Wolves. That film called The Great Wall as well. Some versions of Robin Hood has it. Anthropologists call it Going Native, which is what Carlos Castañeda did.
But they’re not all about economic expansionism
Kind of too late to take the vaccine now though. It’s not like it will work instantly. If you take it now, it’ll really be useful for the next wave in the spring.
They have an actual bed, not just a futon. That’s luxurious.
Imperialism is the highest stage of capitalism.