Re: Re: single-factor theory vs. a completeexplanation

[Michael Perelman]

Like a crooked cop on the beat, those who are closest to the exploiter have a
certain degree of discretion.  They can serve their own purposes, so long as
it does not create too much inconvenience.  At the same time, those closest to
the point at which the force is exerted are likely to overemphasize the power
of those near the bottom of the power structure.

Still, I don't think that the either/or approach gets us too far.

Louis Proyect wrote:

> 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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Michael Perelman
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