Searching For Enemies
By Gabriel Kolko, Counterpunch, July 31 – August 2, 2009
War, from preparation for it through to its aftermath, has defined both the essential nature of the major capitalist nations and their relative power since at least 1914. War became the major catalyst of change for revolutionary movements in Russia, China, and Vietnam. While wars also created reactionary and fascistic parties, particularly in the case of Italy and Germany, in the longer run they brought about domestic social changes of far-reaching magnitude. The Bolshevik Revolution was the preeminent example of this ironic symbiosis of war and revolution.
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The Contours of Recent American Foreign Policy
Searching For Enemies
By Gabriel Kolko, Counterpunch, July 31 – August 2, 2009
War, from preparation for it through to its aftermath, has defined both the essential nature of the major capitalist nations and their relative power since at least 1914. War became the major catalyst of change for revolutionary movements in Russia, China, and Vietnam. While wars also created reactionary and fascistic parties, particularly in the case of Italy and Germany, in the longer run they brought about domestic social changes of far-reaching magnitude. The Bolshevik Revolution was the preeminent example of this ironic symbiosis of war and revolution.
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Tags: foreign policies, Gabriel Kolko, Osama bin Laden, revolutions, Russia, United States, US military, war and capitalist nations, wars, Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
This entry was posted on August 3, 2009 at 10:39 am and is filed under Commentary, imperialism, Uncategorized, US policy, USA, war. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.