[PEN-L:8717] Re: re: Marx and 19th century racism

["Henry C.K. Liu" <hliu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rod Hay wrote:

> This of course, is an idealist proposition. That the idea of racism lead to
> imperialism. This runs directly counter to all Marxist or materialist
> explainations. It is of course also a racist proposition. But we can't
> discuss that here.
>

I regret that I have, in your view, advanced a racist proposition.
It was certainly not my intention.
Would you be kind enough to explain to me how that proposition: racism and
imperialism has a causal link, is racist, so that I will not make the same
mistake again?

Henry C.K. Liu

> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "Henry C.K. Liu" <hliu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> I submit that imperialism is causally linked to racism.  When a European
> nation
> appropriates European territories with European population, its occupational
> policies are very different than those on non-European territories with
> non-European population.
>
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