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At 07:47 22/08/11 -0400, John Cox wrote: > .... >full: http://www.juancole.com/2011/08/top-ten-myths-about-the-libya-war.html I am not at all fond of Juan Cole who is clearly a (left-) liberal and a rather conceited one. However I never called him stupid, and his answer to these 10 myths are well worth reading. And really digesting, especially by people so stuck in theoretical constructs from the cold war that they can't believe what they see happening before their eyes (a revolution). As far as I'm concerned, the question of whether this was a revolution or a manifestation of an imperialist plot can be answered according to whether the overthrow of the established order was an expression of the will of the vast majority of the people. I have little doubt that it was. But if it turns out that there is a long period of resistance against that overthrow (that is, for a return to the previous order), as there was in Iraq following the US invasion, then I PROMISE to write an apology on this list for having been duped into supporting an imperialist invasion. Promise. - Jeff ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@greenhouse.economics.utah.edu Set your options at: http://greenhouse.economics.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
