Re: Democracy or Empire?

[Yoshie Furuhashi <furuhashi.1@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mine:

>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.
>>  >
>>  >Mine
>>
>>  >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.

Some are not; others are.

Yoshie