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> On Sep 24, 2016, at 12:02 AM, Louis Proyect <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 9/23/16 11:51 PM, MM wrote: >> I haven’t seen any of these cited by self-professedly “progressive” people >> in support of their "anti-imperialism” (unlike the three I mentioned, all of >> whom I’ve seen invoked). > > > No, they haven't cited them but if they were consistent they would. The point > is that being "anti-intervention" in Syria means that you are okay with > Assad. This means that Henry Kissinger, Colin Powell and Brent Snowcroft are > "objectively" anti-imperialist. As should be obvious, such a position has > little to do with anti-war movements of the past before large sections of the > left lost its moral compass. I don’t disagree with any of that, but I was specifically looking for additional names of former government people who have been embraced by the anti-imperialist camp in defending their atrocious position. I’m curious to see if there’s a pattern that emerges: why Porter, McG and Roberts but not Kissinger and Scowcroft? And I’m not asking for speculation about the difference (although, feel free); I’m asking for specific names of people whose “wisdom” on foreign policy has been cited by our edgier comrades. _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
