The anti imperialism of fools?

[Wojtek Sokolowski]

At 03:28 PM 10/4/01 +0000, Carl wrote:
>Sorry, Doug, but all of us Americans have ceded our power of attorney to 
>that imperial state, and ultimately we have to bear the consequences.  When 
>you hang out a sign saying that your government is "of the people, by the 
>people and for the people," you the citizen bear inescapable responsibility 
>for what that government does.  Ignorance of your duly elected agents' 
>actions is no excuse.

Sorry, Carl but overthrowing democractically elected governments is the
specialite de la maison of the Right.  To my knowledge, there has not been
a single instance of a Left coup overthrowing a democracy.  (We have a
better track record overthrowing rotten feudal monarchies, though.)

So whether we like it or not, government is in charge of a modern
democratic state.  Thinking that it can be replaced with some form of
direct rule or anarchy is but a juvenile wet dream.  

And that is basically a good thing.  We may justifiably question
Washington's wisdom in this or that policy matters - but taking back our
power of attorney from government amount to capitulating to corporate
chieftains and their rightist libertarian mouthpieces.

wojtek