<html><body> <DIV>But are we dealing with several organisms or one? Do the Europeans or the Japanese have the ability to actively oppose an imperialist action?  Can they - at the level of the state - actively work against it - as opposed to grumble under their breath?  I think the ruling classes (or elites or leaderships) of the US, EU, Japan etc are so integrated economically, politically and militarily that imperialism should be seen as a common enterprize as opposed to projects of specific countries. SR</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR>From: Doug Henwood <dhenwood@panix.com> <BR><BR>> <BR>> On Jul 12, 2006, at 6:18 PM, Steven L. Robinson wrote: <BR>> <BR>> > Anti- Americanism is simply a rhetorical expression of right wing <BR>> > origin to describe opposition to the imperialist project of the day. <BR>> <BR>> Not entirely - it masks the complicity, active or passive, of the <BR>> junior partners in the enterprise. This makes for a nice free rider <BR>> problem, where Euros (and Canadians, and Japanese) get to complain <BR>> about all those awful Americans, while enjoying the fruits of <BR>> imperialism themselves. > <BR>> Doug <BR>> ___________________________________ <BR>> http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk </BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>