[lbo-talk] martial law in US

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Fri Aug 12 15:46:29 PDT 2005


Wojtek Sokolowski wrote:


>Doug:
>> > Mozambique, Angola, Nicaragua, Grenada, El Salvador?
>>
>> yeah, and look what happened to them
>
>Not much really beyond what had already been wrong with them. They were all
>backward semi-feudal countries, revolution was a desperate attempt to
>overthrow the hated ruling classes, but did little to change the effects of
>centuries of backwardness. Their effect was similar to that of aspirin on a
>HIV patient. Their failures were a result of the condition of the patient
>rather than the influence of a witch doctor aka the US.

The US invaded Grenada, sponsored long, vicious proxy wars against the rest. Did you forget those pesky details?

Doug



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