America not an empire

I was really annoyed to read in October “the cancerous consumerist totalitarianism of the American Empire” in an article by Stuart Coles.
Our church is all about love and not hate! All developed countries are consumerist (because they have money to spend) and when we buy we help others to earn a living to support their families.
America is a democracy, unlike China, Cuba, North Korea, Belarus, most of Africa and other places. America does not have an empire, as did the old disgraced communist empire of the Soviet Union.
America does not beg aid from the entire world due to HIV/AIDS but contributes more money than anyone to fight AIDS in Africa. America has 13 million illegal immigrants, is multi-cultural, multiracial and has a much more faithful attendance record in its Christian churches than does Canada and all other “consumerist” countries.