[A-List] What rivalry?

[Bob Enoch <bobenoch@xxxxxxx>]

What is meant by "inter-imperialist rivalry" in a militarily uni-polar
world?
 What is the hard evidence of this rivalry in the case of the EU and
theEmpire?
Rivalry implies not only a conflicting interest, but also the ability and
the will, to pursue this interest in the face of ones' "rival"

No sensible Euro bourgeois could today contemplate a policy that might lead
to
confrontation with the New World Order.  That is the purpose of
full-spectrum dominance.
I think the elites of Europe understand this very well, and the most
powerful have opted for Imperial citizenship.
What choice have they?
The basis for international law is now (explicitly) the carrier group.
The parliamentary politics of Europe require that there be some gnashing of
teeth, and beating of breasts about loss of sovereignty and cultural
integrity.And few Euro politicians will match the evident enthusiasm of
Blair for this sobering new order.
But in the end, lacking the military power to sustain "rivalry", sensible,
canny European elites will continue to accommodate themselves to the only
full-spectrum state apparatus in town.

Bob