Re: [Marxism] Letter fromSerbiansocialistssupportingKosovarself-determnation

[Live session user <johnedmundson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 2008-03-01 at 19:34 -0800, Paula wrote:
> Michael wrote:
> 
> > Well, as I explained, I thought in some detail, in my last post, the UN
> > authority (UNMIK) that has ruled Kosova for the last 9 years has had
> > MUCH more power than the EU authority, whose mandate is more specific
> > (see my last post).
> 
> Perhaps, but the UN is not an outside power in the way the EU is. The UN is 
> not a major imperialist power in its own right. It does not seek regional or 
> global hegemony for itself. The EU does, and its new role in Kosovo 
> increases *its* influence in the region.

No, but the UN is a forum pulled between the imperialist powers, and
mostly dominated by the one of them, the US. So I don't think describing
the UN as not being an outside power is that helpful here. It does the
bidding of imperialism, it just isn't quite so partisan about which
particular imperialist it exclusively serves. Saying the UN isn't "a
major imperialist power in its own right" is like saying the IMF or
World Bank isn't "a major imperialist power in its own right". It may be
true, but whose interests do they serve?
Cheers,
John


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