Yeah, but remember that I'm a communist. It's in my job description to look down on ideology as a motivator, so I'm probably a bit biased . But even non-communists who look at the Americas historically, which its easily-exploited population, new and rich resources, and masses of gold, should find it impossible not to envisage some conquistador wringing his hands and dreaming up excuses to conquer everything. It's a bit like the slave trade, where slaves were kept enslaved even if they turned christian.