[lbo-talk] Putin's Petro-Imperialism

[John Thornton]

Dwayne Monroe wrote:
> boddhi:
>
> And as much as I would like to see world socialism, I do NOT think the
> way to get there is to oppose
> financial capitalism by backing thugs and religious zealots.
>
> ..................
>
>
> Since none of us has clout to wield or ordinance to ship it's safe to
> say that no one's 'backing' anyone.
>
> All we're doing is talking about the situation.  Which, as it happens,
> is all we can do.
>
>
> There's an entertaining sort of big headedness in the idea that what's
> going on here is a discussion of who we should be 'backing'.
>
>
> .d.

That's what you think.
I just sent Putin $10 as my way of "backing" him.
I'm sure he'll take my phone calls now.

John Thornton