<html><body> <DIV>There may be parallels but also distinctions.  Do you acknowledge a difference in the situation of  a post- revolutionary government/society and making common cause in the face of an  onslaught by a brutal ruler/invader? 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>> <BR>> One of Moghadam's points is that the blurring was greatly promoted by <BR>> a rigid anti-imperialism - i.e., anyone who was anti-American had to <BR>> be good. Consequently, both the Iranian and Western left were blinded <BR>> to the dangers of the clerics. You see that error being repeated in <BR>> certain quarters today. <BR>> <BR>> Doug <BR>> ___________________________________ <BR>> http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk </BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>