UK going global?

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Tue May 23 14:45:26 PDT 2000


Carl Remick wrote:


>"Didn't hurt the U.S."? As I look around this fat, dumb,
>trigger-happy country and ponder the toll of imperial overstretch, I
>see signs of moral and material ruination everywhere. But as I've
>said before, I'm a gloomy guy.

Of course, but I'm talking about as a global economic power. Maybe when Redmond Day comes, and our creditors call in their loans, the U.S. will shrivel, but right now, it has no rivals. For saying that, Mark Jones may denounce me for chauvinism, but it sure seems that way to me.

Doug



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