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The purpose of the imperial arrangement, in contrast, serves exclusively to raise the state of the imperial classes and organizations. Consequently, it develops nothing that improves civilization.
It is self-evident, therefore, that imperial objectives contrast with the renaissance objectives. This contrast is reflected in the fundamental structures of empires and their mode of operation. While it is certainly possible that opulence can be achieved by a tiny elite class of 'thieves' without advancing the productive processes of society, the society cannot prosper on a foundation of stealing.
For the imperial state, economic progress is not a necessity. The imperial state can satisfy all its needs by simple processes of looting which have been pursued for centuries. This option of looting wealth from other people's lives, however, cannot be pursued by the society as a whole to enrich its existence. There exists no one, besides itself, from which the society can steal by force of law or clever schemes. If it were to engage in such processes it would in effect steal from itself and thereby destroy its prosperity rather than increase it. The only option that a society has for achieving a richer life is to apply the greatest resource available, namely the marvellous human intellect that comes to light in science, in the discovery of fundamental principles, and in the creation of technologies with which the riches desired by society can be produced. This is the only platform available to open, for a society, the gates to infinity.
The imperial platform acts as a force for keeping this gate closed. The principle of human development, and the process of maintaining dominance over a society, which is necessary for looting, are incompatible. History bears this out. It shows that the advance of general education has never had any priority in an imperial state. Advanced scientific knowledge is not deemed necessary by those who focus on the accumulation of useless wealth stolen at the expense of others.
Since the structures of imperialism and renaissance, by their very nature, are contrary to each other, one would also expect them to be at war with each other. The imperial structures must take care to destroy all developments leading towards the establishment of a renaissance, in order to maintain an environment that is ideal for looting. The lives of billions of human beings have been sacrificed in countless wars and manipulative ventures for this fundamental goal. Even during the last century, the very hallmark of mankind's Golden Renaissance, the nation-state, is becoming increasingly under attack by the still remaining imperial forces, notably those of the world wide operations of the British Empire: the only functional empire remaining in modern times.
The British Empire has had a long history and has acquired many lands, but it is not the land mass that defines the power of this empire. Its power, indeed its imperial structure, lies in the influence of its policy that has become almost global in its penetration, especially in financial matters. Nor is the British Empire really British, in a geographic sense. It combines in itself the Western transworld oligarchy of today, which reflects ideologically the Venetian oligarchic background, and the Venetian transformation of the British crown and nobility in later years. The British crown still rules this empire and guides its policy structure, which has remained unchanged since the Venetian days. The imperial ideals have likewise remained as antidevelopment and anti-population oriented as they have since ancient times. By this, the Empire come to light as one of the foremost enemies of mankind.
History tells us that the British Empire has been victorious in its war for shutting down mankind's last great renaissance. History also tells us that this victory has made the present century the most brutal century of war and dehumanization ever witnessed on the planet. Today, the principles of the last renaissance are pushed into the background with ever greater force no matter who or how many get hurt in the process. Thus, the twentieth century has become the most ugly and most destructive century in human history.
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