[Marxism] Re: Strong article by Tariq Ali

[l.willms@xxxxxxxxxxx (Lueko Willms)]

.    On  07.02.05
  wrote  lnp3@xxxxxxxxx (Louis Proyect)
     on  /ALIST/MARXMAIL
     in  6.2.0.14.0.20050207110952.02f52720@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  about  [Marxism] Strong article by Tariq Ali

  quoting Tariq Ali:

LP> The US, unlike the empires of old Europe, has always preferred to
LP> exercise its hegemony indirectly. It has relied on local relays -
LP> uniformed despots, corrupt oligarchs, pliant politicians, obedient
LP> monarchs - rather than lengthy occupations.

  this is not really true for "always". Besides all the territories  
which have been conquered by "Go West" and been incorporated into the  
union, up to Alaska and Hawaii, the USA has conquered some colonies  
from Spain through the 1898 war, namely Puerto Rico and Philipines,  
and Cuba as a half-colony.

  The Philipines were released only after the reconquest during the  
2nd world war, in 1947, and Puerto Rico is still kept as a colony.

  Maybe it was the combined effect from the experience with Cuba, even  
after the Platt amendment was deleted from the Cuban constitution in  
1934 (or so) and that the USA became a world power through the 1st  
World War, that tought the US rulers the benefits of indirect rule.


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