> Much like how the U.S. became the pre-eminent global power through an innovative politico-economic system + immigration friendly policies + near complete genocide of the native population
It's also invaded a crap-load of countries and defacto taken their natural resources And slavery.
No, that's a facile understanding. The loot-and-plunder style colonialism has given way to a unique variant that the US practises. It's not quite "take their resources" like the British Empire and friends did.
See Japan, a de facto US vassal state after WW2 and what they've grown into. Similarly, Korea and Israel. Also, Germany and France. They are just smaller participants in an alliance.
United Fruit style things still happen but the dominant style of US hegemony is different from VOC or EIC style imperialism.
It's also invaded a crap-load of countries and defacto taken their natural resources And slavery.