>
> Doss asks:
>
> What is the functional difference between isolationist and
> anti-imperialist?
>
> Gulick says:
>
> Isolationism + worshiping the myth of the original, virtuous republic =
> whitewashing US'
> history of _internal_ colonialism
>
> Also, for a lot of paleolibs, isolationism simply translates into being
> against any and all forms
> of "global governance," now matter how desirable (or awful). Paleolibs do
> oppose UN-vetted
> "police actions," but they would also be against any kind of international
> pact on energy &
> climate regimes that seriously attempted to address the ecological debt
> North owes South
> (not that such any creature is in the offing).
>
> This does not directly refute the implication of your question, but it does
> complicate matters
> a bit.
Paul, for instance, supports extraordinary state violence in order to curb immigration.