Re: Democracy or Empire?

[Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx <xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:

> >  > >Hence the usefulness of the Democratic Party & liberal
> >>  >internationalism in America....
> >
> >There is nothing useful about the Democratic Party and  "liberal
> >internationalism" in America. There is even no watertight distinction
> >between nationalism and internationalism here. They are both wrapped up in
> >the same imperialist blanket--the US.  Disagreements between liberals and
> >conservatives for the most part convey tactics not basic policies.
> >
> >Xxxx
>
> >The Democratic Party & liberal internationalism are useful for
> >capital _because_ they differ _only_ in tactics, not in the >desire
> >for American hegemony, from conservatives.  Why?  Tactical
> >differences have had a power to bind most American liberals >&
> >leftists to the Dems & hence to imperialism.
>
> >Yoshie

American liberals are *not* naive. Accordingly, I don't think that "tactical
differences have had a power to bind most American liberals and leftists" to
imperialism. The interests of American liberals are one and the same with the
hegemonic interests of US, no matter what liberals may differ from
conservatives in terms of tactic. American liberalism is and has been the
conscious designer of imperialism, not imperialism's unwanted child.

Liberalism equals imperialism. Imperialism does not bind liberals. On the
contrary, existence of liberals assure imperialism.


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Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
PhD Student
Department of Political Science
SUNY at Albany
Nelson A. Rockefeller College
135 Western Ave.; Milne 102
Albany, NY 12222


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