[lbo-talk] RE: Slavoj rounds bend, celebrates Bush's victory

[uvj at vsnl.com]

kjkhoo at softhome.net wrote:


> Maybe I misread, but more than anything else, this is what irks me most
> about Hardt/Negri. They've introduced Empire as distinct from imperialism.
> It's hard enough getting one's head around contemporary imperialism; don't
> need all this additional confusion of terms.

I am not sure if the western Leftists have the resources to produce a theory
of empire/imperialism. Sweeping generalisations don't constitute a theory of 
anything.

Ulhas