From: Dehede011@aol.com
Date: Wed Mar 12 2003 - 15:38:08 MST
In a message dated 3/12/2003 2:04:51 PM Central Standard Time,
steve365@btinternet.com writes: Samantha can answer for herself, but I share
her view on this point and I can certainly give my answer to these questions.
Steve,
I think you and I may have a problem of not having made the meaning of
our labels both clear and agreed upon.
For example, imperialism in my mind applies only with the taking of
land. By that definition you British were had an empire in that you
conquered countries and subjected them to your ownership. By and large the
US has stayed away from that sort of thing.
On the other hand some folks talk about cultural empirialism. That
term is a little more vague in my mind. However I happen to be in a position
where I observe everyday the rush of young people around the globe taking up
the standards and pasttimes of American teenagers. Perhaps you could
describe that as cultural imperialism? On the other hand it seems to be done
without coercion.
I confess to not having a clue as to what you are talking about when
you use the term "liberal empiralism." In my experience liberal is a term
that socialist apply to themselves to disguise who they really are. Are you
suggesting that the Americans will attempt to turn the Iraqi into a bunch of
democratic socialists?
All in all I am asking you to expand and expound upon what you mean.
For example, I have no idea what you mean by the following sentence, "The
evidence as to whether this is "what the US government is thinking" will only
become really clear
after any way in Iraq." Would you mind helping me with that sentence.
I truly do want to know what you are thinking about.
Ron h.
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