Re: On Anti-Americanism and Ant
On Jul 12, 2006, at 6:18 PM, Steven L. Robinson wrote:
Anti- Americanism is simply a rhetorical expression of right wing
origin to describe opposition to the imperialist project of the day.
Not entirely - it masks the complicity, active or passive, of the
junior partners in the enterprise. This makes for a nice free rider
problem, where Euros (and Canadians, and Japanese) get to complain
about all those awful Americans, while enjoying the fruits of
imperialism themselves. Witness the fascinating wailing in Europe
about “extraordinary rendition” by the CIA. Turns out there was some
cooperation from German and Italian intelligence.
Doug