re: The fine line between police action and Empire
"BTW, all else being equal, I'd rather have McDonalds all over the world than madrassas run by radical Islamists."
How about Long John Silvers - they offered free jumbo shrimp to all
customers for one day when the Mars Rovers proved that the Red Planet
once had liquid water (and therefore Martian seafood?).
Even though I don't know of any LJSs near me, they still get points in
my book for that one.