American exceptionalism (was Re: [lbo-talk] Re: IAC/ANSWER ...)

[Carl Remick]

>From: Brian Siano <siano at mail.med.upenn.edu>
>
>Carl Remick wrote:
>
>>War is the most brutal face of the system. Res ipsa loquitur. The sight of 
>>flag-draped coffins; crippled, blinded or brain-damaged war veterarns; 
>>and, yes, slaughtered, beaten or humiliated civilians -- these things 
>>bring home the inhuman cost of maintaining the US empire more directly 
>>than any other evil associated with the system.  Focusing on these 
>>particular aspects of this savage society seems sensible to me.
>
>True! After all, War never existed under any _other_ system!

Am not saying the US invented war or has a monopoly on its practice.  But 
Yankee ingenuity has made some impressive contributions to the state of the 
art.  How many other hyperpowers have you met?

Carl

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