just read the entire article (had to skip behind the paywall --- it's worth the time!)
The author ends up completely apologizing for US imperialism but there are useful acknowledgements in the discussion that are worth quoting ... And of course there is NOTHING about the economic world order that the Biden multinationalists are trying to enforce --- NO WONDER so many "ordinary" Americans were seduced by Trump's "nationalism" --- I know I shouldn't say this --- but I wonder if Trump's "nationalism" would do more good than harm in breaking up the capitalist multi-national "order" --- My inclination is that the result would be much worse for the world (It might lead to war with Iran --- and maybe even an "accidental" war with China) but seeing Biden kow-towing to Netanyahu makes me wonder how much worse for the Palestianians a Trump foreign policy would actually be .... On Fri, Feb 23, 2024 at 2:56 PM Michael Meeropol via groups.io <mameerop= [email protected]> wrote: > The thing that never fails to amaze me (and of course it shouldn't) is > that the official organs of the US ruling class are often very frank about > "our" needs and methods and goals (and even reasons) but the way that > information gets to the rest of the public is through the "we are the > greatest" filters that turn us into the most well-meaning and the most > positively effective nation on earth --- throughout the earth's history --- > > When someone from "outside" the establishment --- I'm thinking of Bill > Williams and people writing in the tradition of COld War Revisionism --- > develop an analysis that systematically identifies American imperialism for > what it is in both theory and practice --- they get hammered (as in > Maddox's screed THE NEW LEFT AND THE ORIGINS OF THE COLD WAR) --- and of > course Noam Chomsky gets "honored" in his own country by being virtually > ignored in the major media ---- > > But our side has to just keep calling attention to the way the ruling > class (entre nous) admit the truth --- > > Thanks to Michael for finding that piece. > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#29087): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/29087 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/104521138/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
