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The Limits of Power: Andrew Bacevich on the End of American Exceptionalism
Andrew Bacevich is a conservative historian who spent twenty-three years serving in the US Army. He also lost his son in Iraq last year. In a new book titled The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism, Bacevich argues that although many in this country are paying a heavy price for US domestic and foreign policy decisions, millions of Americans simply continue to shop, spend and satisfy their appetite for cheap oil, credit and the promise of freedom at home. Bacevich writes, "As the American appetite for freedom has grown, so too has our penchant for empire."
Imperial Presidency and supporting the troops
Revisiting Maximilien Rubel on the emancipation of women in the works of
Marx and Engels
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This is a reconstruction of the course of evolution of Marx’s and Engels’s
ideas on women’s emancipation by Maximilien Rubel (1905-1996). Rubel
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3 comments:
I liked this part or the interview where he said:
"I think in this particular context what conservatism means is to be realistic in understanding how the world works and being respectful of history and taking care not to overstate one’s own capacity to influence events."
Although I don't think that this has to do with "conservatism" it is this kind of "realistic understanding" what everyone should have...
oh my ... "this part of the interview"
;)
When he said that it reminded me of when Malaya Joya said that her people will never accept occupation. She then said, Afghanistans history shows they will never accept occupation. The Iraqis say the same about their country and history.
Bacevich gave an even better interview to Bill Moyers where he said everything we're doing now is what Britain has done in the past, they failed and Americans scoffed at the idea of imperialism when someone else was doing it. (I'm too lazy to go back and find exact quotes, sorry)
The whole mirror thing.
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