[lbo-talk] Iran and the Left in a Moral Snare

Jim Devine jdevine03 at gmail.com
Mon Feb 6 12:36:33 PST 2006



>Israel is not "worse" than other states, it is, quite simply, just as
bad - no more, no less. <

yes, but Israel gets a lot of help from the US, i.e., from my tax dollars. The US government also tells a lot of lies that benefit Israel. And not all states nowadays have policies that involve increasing their territory (and water rights) at the expense of others and then oppressing them. The US had that policy back in the 19th century, but that's a clock that can't be turned back.

The US is imperialist, while Israel is a "subimperialist" ally of the US, benefitting from US hegemony and supporting it. It is also a settler colony.

JD



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