tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3470097808236648178.post8917744401857537252..comments2023-12-24T15:26:45.358-08:00Comments on pygalgia: How to Respondpygalgiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423302866723206260noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3470097808236648178.post-64456026025623564862007-09-09T11:55:00.000-07:002007-09-09T11:55:00.000-07:00Since I am limited by my uni-lingual reality I hav...Since I am limited by my uni-lingual reality I have to rely on the official translation of the Bin Laden transcript. This being said, I found it really interesting, and of course the mainstream media's reporting of it was limited, leaving the most important aspects of it ignored.<BR/> First, Bin Laden reminds Americans that we are about as innocent in world affairs as he is, essentially supporters of insane political terror. He then reminds Americans that it should be no surprise that the Democrats are not removing US troops from IRaq since they too are handpicked from the global imperialists that constitute the elite capitalist class in America and abroad. Bin Laden also reminds Americans that thinkers such as Noam Chomsky offered a rational course of action in the post-911 world, but Bush Inc has no use for rationality given the prerogatives of a declining power. He also mentioned that the scholar class of America is continuously commenting on the decline of the American hegemon, referring to a scholar that predicted the decline of the Soviet Union and now predicts the decline of the US (he doesnt mention the scholar by name, but I am certain he is referring to Paul Kennedy and his "The Rise and Fall of Great powers"). Other scholars, such as Chalmers Johnson predict the demise of the American Empire, stating that imperial overreach is not bad planning, but necessary processes that fuels a political economy requiring uninhibited access to the world's resources (including labor).<BR/> I think that it is telling when a cave dwelling religious extremist can promote his view using real analysis while McMansion dwellers are enthralled by public relations divorced from reality. If I were playing Vegas Odds it is clear where my money would be....<BR/><BR/>gandhisxmasJustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16518900545104206642noreply@blogger.com