[Marxism] Re: Dividing Germany again?

[l.willms@xxxxxxxxxxx (Lueko Willms)]

.    On  21.11.04
  wrote  pbond@xxxxxxxxxx (Patrick Bond)
     on  /ALIST/MARXMAIL
     in  00c701c4cfc3$ffb79450$d4f621c4@bondpnb
  about  Re: [Marxism] Dividing Germany again? (was: Karl Marx pilgrims leadcom


PB> Vielen Dank Lueko, but isn't the argument about Germany's
PB> responsibility for the Yugo mess quite respectable?

   As I said before, it is honrable to look at one's "own" bourgeoisie  
as the main enemy, but one should also guard proportions.

   It is wrong to proclaim that German imperialism is the main war  
danger for the world -- just count the number of aircraft carriers in  
the German imperialist navy (which is not to belittle that the German  
navy takes part in the surveillance of the East and West entry to the  
Mediterranean sea, what I accuse as being a kind of piracy in  
international waters).

   And, in the wars against Jugoslavia, the US imperialism was  
certainly not a junior partner for German imperialism.

   Also relating to Cuba -- again honoring the fact that the group in  
question nails down German imperialism for its attacks on Cuba -- it  
is not German imperialism which presents a threat to invade the  
country and bomb its cities to rubble.

   I mean even without letting one's "own" imperialist bourgeoisie off  
the hook, one should have a correct view of the international  
relationship of forces, in order not to be caught off guard by  
unexpected developments.

   BTW, I don't know what position the group in question  
(Arbeiterbund) has taken vis à vis the US war against Iraq and the  
opposition of the German imperialism to it.


Yours,
Lüko Willms                                     http://www.mlwerke.de
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