Re: Imposing the US Dollar on Canada

["Alan G. Isaac" <aisaac@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 19 Apr 2001, Henry C.K. Liu wrote:
> Astute students of imperialism understand that "voluntarism" on the
> part of the ruling class of the victim nation does not disguise
> imperialism.  In fact, imperialism works always hand in glove with
> an indigenous comprador class.  Having been born and raised in Hong
> Kong, I am an expert on this phenomenom.



I can understand how dismayed you must be by China's imperialistic
handling of Hong Kong, Henry.  The entry of the People's Liberation
Army (lovely euphemism!) in 1997 must have been quite a shock to
anyone in the least concerned with human liberty . . .

Nevertheless, you certainly cannot invoke voluntarism as *evidence* of
imperialism.  Nor the controvery about dollarization among US elites.
William's points stand.

Alan Isaac