"To the contrary, from the little I know of Negri, he's someone who fought
for the interests of that same Empire, that he criticizes, by supporting
groups that were part of its so-called "strategy of tension"
I'm sorry to say this but you really seem to think every revolutionary is a
reactionary in disguise. Negri was framed by the government in 1979 and
accused of being a leader of the Red Brigades. He spent many years in prison
and in exile and has been viciously persecuted by the Italian government. It
is quite clear he has been persecuted only for being a Marxist intellectual.
Antonio Negri, the servant of Empire? pfft.