[lbo-talk] Re: IAC/ANSWER hack to defend saddam?

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Mon Jan 5 11:52:12 PST 2004


uvj at vsnl.com wrote:


>Are "anti-imperialism" and "anti-war movement" the only possible bases for a
>viable Left politics in the US?

There's a long tradition in U.S. politics that's suspicious of foreign adventures. Some of it is for the wrong reasons - i.e., dislike of foreigners - but there's also a tradition that says that democracy at home is incompatible with empire abroad. So, phrased carefully, it has potential.

Doug



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