[Edited Message Follows] On Sun, Jun 14, 2026 at 10:35 AM, Michael Meeropol wrote:
> > The last thing ANY capitalist wants is an inter-imperial war --- they want > to fight with investments, competition, deals with this or that country. Indeed. But, as you're aware, the concern has always been the law of unintended consequences - particularly in relation to the actions since WW II of an aggressive and overconfident hegemon like the United States which has been acting as a rogue state under Trump. I'm not sure that its confidence has been enough dented by the Iran war, on top of the imbroglios in Iraq and Afghanistan, that it will willingly retreat into the Western hemisphere and that its multinationals will accept the surrender of US control over global markets and resources. On the other hand, there's a strong current within the military and political establishment and corporate sector which wants an accomodation with China and it will be interesting to see which tendency prevails. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#42039): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/42039 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/119773879/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
