Choices (was Re: Sociology and Explanations (Re: Hitchens responds to critics

[Wojtek Sokolowski]

At 11:16 PM 9/28/01 -0400, Mina K. wrote:
>Yes, I think Western capital acceded to socialist policies in the West (to 
>the extent they did!) because they could continue to reap the profits of 
>exploitation in the Third World, in both the import and export directions.  
>That's what the push to globalization is all about.

Mina, where had those immense Third World riches been before they were
plundered by gluttonous Westerners?  And why did not those riches prevent
the plunder in the first place?

wojtek