US-Filipino Relations

Relations between the United States and the Philippines have been seemingly positive since the two countries initial association. However, the optimistic attitude and "big brother"-like role of the United States has, in the past, been a façade that the presidential administration of the US has used to cover up their imperialistic ideals. At the close of the nineteenth century, the United States no longer had any frontier to expand its territory and therefore …

…US attempts at complete dominance over the Philippines, or the wretched mistreatment of Filipino workers on our own soil. With all of these facts considered "taboo" in contemporary American society, it is quite easy to tell why the relationship between the Philippines and the US is commonly referred to in such a positive light. However, the US dealings in the Philippines are simply another example of overexertion of America's power and the follies of imperialism.