Re: M-TH: East Timor and the Western Left

1999-10-06 Thread Michael Booth
Excuse me? Where on earth does this bizarre statement come from? Roosevelt WAS imperialist, born and bred. I can't believe you meant to write this on our list. Just say it ain't so! What do you mean "our list". That is a - dare I say it, imperialist - comment if ever I heard one. It's my

M-TH: Buchanan's ambitions/ career.

1999-10-06 Thread Macdonald Stainsby
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SV: M-TH: Is NZ a bloated semi-colony?

1999-10-06 Thread Bob Malecki
Dave writes! In a war between the US and NZ I will bloc militarily with the NZ bourgeoisie. Dave Yes he would. And which side would you have blocked with in WW2 out of your little NZ perspective. This I think a realistic alternative. And which side in the Russia/Chetchenen stuff? Warm

Re: SV: M-TH: Is NZ a bloated semi-colony?

1999-10-06 Thread Dave Bedggood
What do you mean? DOn't you understand even the most elementary thing about imperialism, that it is the main enemy, and when it attacks a semi-colony we defend the semi-colony, even to the extent of militarily blocking with the national bourgeoisie, maintaining the armed independence of the

Re: SV: M-TH: Is NZ a bloated semi-colony?

1999-10-06 Thread Macdonald Stainsby
Yes he would. And which side would you have blocked with in WW2 out of your little NZ perspective. This I think a realistic alternative. And which side in the Russia/Chetchenen stuff? Warm Regards Bob Malecki Actually, Bob, I'll get a lot of heat for this, but bear with me. I'm with Russia

Re: M-TH: East Timor and the Western Left

1999-10-06 Thread Michael Booth
While we are on this thread, by the way, talking about East Timor imperialism, the UN and all that stuff, let us cast our minds back to 1974 and 1975, when the Portugese coup led to the rapid decolonisation of East Timor, a brief civil war and thye emergence of Fretelin as the dominant power. The

Re: M-TH: Is NZ a bloated semi-colony?

1999-10-06 Thread Dave Bedggood
Gidday Bill, Yes NZ earned differential rent on its pastoral production for much of its history I agree. But a lot of this dissappeared into the hands of the financiers, banks etc who had the mortage on the land etc. i.e. much of it back to the motherland. That part which was retained by the

SV: SV: M-TH: Is NZ a bloated semi-colony?

1999-10-06 Thread Bob Malecki
Dave writes! What do you mean? DOn't you understand even the most elementary thing about imperialism, that it is the main enemy, and when it attacks a semi-colony we defend the semi-colony, even to the extent of militarily blocking with the national bourgeoisie, maintaining the armed