Re: single-factor theory vs. a complete explanation

[Louis Proyect]

Jim Devine:
>Instead of such a single-factor explanation, I'd say that Anglo-American 
>imperialism was _allied with_ the hacienda- and plantation-owners. 

Alliances are only made between equals. The "alliance" between
Anglo-American imperialism and the landed gentry in Latin America was like
the alliance between Richard Nixon and the black bourgeoisie.

Louis Proyect
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