Reply #74: well, i'm afraid you lost me with that response [View All]

[welshTerrier2]

1932, I read "Confessions" quite some time ago ... it's a very important book with a very important message ... in fact, if you want a much more scholarly and thorough treatment of American imperialism, read "Sorrows of Empire" by Chalmers Johnson ...

for those who are interested, you can read a great interview with Mr. Johnson here ==> http://www.inmotionmagazine.com/global/cj_int/cj_int1.html

i don't disagree with a single point you raised about the evils of imperialism ... not one single point ... but, and i say this in the hope of providing constructive advice rather than criticism, this post was an opportunity to bridge the gap, heal some wounds and show some compassion ... you've already made your points about debt relief and imperialism ... you're of course free to say whatever the hell you want to any way you want too ... but it seems to me showing greater compassion for the large-scale tragedy in Darfur seemed in order here ...

and the solution you offer, to digress, probably would not apply here anyway ... i think you've let the impact of "Confessions" color your thinking inappropriately ... what good would "debt relief" do for a government that has "conducted a calculated campaign of slaughter, rape, starvation and displacement"??? ... "Confessions" provided information about US imperialism in countries that had governments that wanted to do the right thing for their people; this is NOT the case in Darfur ... outside intervention and FORCE is clearly needed ...

i urge you to do some additional reading about what's going on in Darfur and perhaps reevaluate the solutions you propose ... and i urge you, because i agree with many of your ideas about imperialism, to quit pissing everyone off and learn to play nicely with the other children ... you'll carry more clout with your thoughts that way ...