It is not surprising, though, that one might recognize a resemblance "normalized" in the substructure of the present imperium. They are both, after all, imperial capitalisms who uphold the Myth of Western Civilization. Only whereas the classical original promised a triumphal ascent, the latter, at present, promises a descent to the condition of the former in the train of its inevitable defeat and decline.
-Brad Mayer
At 08:16 AM 11/4/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2001 19:02:13 +1100
>From: "Brenda Rosser" <shelter at tassie.net.au>
>Subject: Forming a true Resistance movement
>
>Hi
>I am posting the thoughts of Reverend Thom Saffold because he raises a point
>not much mentioned these days..ie, the need for the anti-war movement, civil
>rights movement, environmental movement - and other movements - to unite
>against the actions of the US Government, its allies and (thus) those that
>threaten citizens in these countries.
>Brenda
>
>"I'm really wrestling with it tonight.
>
>I'm imagining a nice, middle-class German in 1939