fantasy and political organization

[Yoshie Furuhashi]

>So much for historical specificity.  Looks to me
>as if Engels was speaking from the standpoint of
>the U.S. capitalist class, which no longer exists.
>It could not be more obvious that now, "free trade"
>is the policy of any imperialists worthy of the
>name.
>
>mbs

The truth of the matter is that both free trade & protectionism, if 
practiced by the USA, is of necessity imperialist, and that's because 
it's the Empire.  Imperialism isn't a policy choice.

Yoshie