> The cases of Iran (1979), Yugoslavia (2000), and Venezuela (long
> drawn-out contests for power between Bolivarians and Golpistas,
> involving demonstrations, lockouts, a coup & a counter-coup, etc.)
> are urban-centered "regime changes" in already modern nations,
Modern -- but not modernized. Those are all countries with large agrarian populations, very limited linkages with the world economy, and economic structures dependent on energy exports or primary manufacturing. That's just not comparable to the US, a former global metropole.
> It's a mistake to homogenize all nations
> outside the circle of the USA, Western Europe, and Japan as the
> "Third World."
Not what I said. There's the erstwhile Second World, a.k.a. the global semiperiphery.
> In any case, if there is no Plan B in the event of a Bush victory,
> the "Anybody But Bush" crowd should be renamed the "Any Democrat But
> Bush" crowd
So anyone who isn't totally 100% with us, is totally irrevocably against us. Glad we cleared that up.
-- DRR