Yes, we've discussed this before. And as I've said, I don't see how this makes much sense - what really is gained by this "control" that couldn't be accomplished by other means?
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It may be that they really think this way, but it seems like a holdover from some other time, when control of resources and real estate was more important
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Agreed.
I think your interview with Corey Robin, centered around his Boston Review published essay, "Conservatives after the Cold War", provided a possible clue about ideologues' (and elites in general) growing disconnection from an understanding of the world's true workings.
For the curious, see the following...
* Doug's interview - <http://shout.lbo-talk.org:8000/content/lbo/RadioArchive/2004/04_03_04.pls>
* Boston Review - <http://bostonreview.net/BR29.1/robin.html>
If Mr. Robin is correct, it may be that the true ignorance of our present crop of elites' has led them to blunder their way, through a series of inter-locked misunderstandings, into an action not suited for present realities and, therefore, a disaster.
DRM