Gog Magog civil war with the west

[WinterHold]

actually imperialism also made much of humanity’s progress possible.

That progress would happened even without imperialism. At a significantly slower pace, true, but with a much lower cost in misery and human lives.

Boru

It focuses on the "present state" only. That's why it provides temporary shiny achievements in the present moment, but no guarantee about the continuity of that achievement in the future.