>>> furuhashi.1 at osu.edu 06/05/01 09:20AM >>>
>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
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CB: Would the below mean that Bush is not completely worthy of the name "imperialist" ?
NY Times, June 6, 2001
Bush Moves Against Steel Imports
By JOSEPH KAHN
WASHINGTON, June 5 - President Bush took the first steps today toward imposing broad restrictions on imported steel, handing a victory to American steel companies and unions that have long urged the government to grant relief from foreign competition.
The president's action, which initiates a challenge to imports and could result in higher tariffs on foreign- made steel within months, goes beyond any protections that the Clinton administration offered the industry and is certain to raise tensions with trading partners.
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