By Steve Otto

Nothing brings to light the impact of imperialism better than the G7 Summit. A group of seven countries get together to set the agenda for world politics. The G7 are a group of empire builders who run the world economy. They include the US, the worlds main imperialist power, the United Kingdom and Germany, the other two major imperialist powers of Europe.

Altogether, the G7 includes Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the United States. These countries decide what happens in a lot of smaller countries and only the people who live in the G7 countries are able to vote on these leaders that affect what the rest of the world will do. It is as true today as it was in ancient Greece when Thucydides (Θουκυδίδης) wrote of “The Million Dialog” : "The powerful do what they want, the weak suffer what they must."

Among the issues discussed this year, according to The New York Times:

Addressing the global vaccine shortage, (US President Joe) Biden cites ‘our humanitarian obligation, to save as many lives as we can.’

Here we see Biden asserting his imperialist leadership to rule the world by setting the various agendas.

Biden and (British Prime Minister Boris) Johnson renew a World War II accord, pledging to unite against new challenges.

And what kind of challenges? It is obvious that nothing nor no one dare challenge the rule of capitalism or its twin, imperialism. The two work together to make sure the world is safe for the so called "free market," which is actually the right of $millionaires and $billionaires to rule over the rest of us. That is also the right of large US and European corporations to rule the world unencumbered. Those who dare stand up to the small but powerful group will be labeled as terrorists and assassinated using drones and other types of weapons now used by the US in its so called "war on terrorism."

The two leaders agree: ‘We both married above our station.’

Here we see the cooperation between the US and the UK, two of the most imperialistic nations on earth, both presently and in the past.

Rising tensions in Northern Ireland are at the forefront as the leaders meet.

So here is an example of super powers meddling in the affairs of a smaller, weaker country.

In pictures: Cornwall’s Carbis Bay area, the site of the G7 summit.

The all important "photo op."

Biden kicked off his first presidential trip abroad with a warning for (Vladimir) Putin.

Yes Putin is an evil man, but he is a rival super power. He is also not as powerful as his rivals in the US and Europe.

On the ground: The U.K.’s Covid rules largely keep the traveling press corps confined to a hotel.

More and more, the western press learns "its place." They are being tamed to know when not to rock the boat or ask embarrassing questions. Not long ago Israel bombed their press offices and nothing was done about it.

What is the G7 summit, and why does it matter?

And that is the whole point of this article. We see an arrogant side to the world's most powerful imperialist countries.