March 27, 2007
The American Empire Project
Americans have long believed that the very notion of empire is an offense against our democratic heritage, yet in recent months, these two words -- American empire -- have been on everyone's lips. At this moment of unprecedented economic and military strength, the leaders of the United States have embraced imperial ambitions openly. How did we get to this point? And what lies down the road?
http://www.americanempireproject.com/
~C-Span over the weekend broadcasted an interview with Chalmers Johnson who was promoting his book "Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic". Mr. Johnson mentioned the number of empires that have fallen just in his lifetime, the British, French, Dutch, German, Russian and others and said that when empires fall, they fall quickly. He figures the federal government's bankruptcy wiill signal the end of the "short happy life of the American Republic". He believes the Chinese and Japanese will soon grow tired of having their loans paid off in increasingly 'worthless' dollars.
It'll be interesting to see how the liberal Democratic Party rules when the shit hits the fan.
[photo not with above]
Posted by Stubbornson at March 27, 2007 09:09 AM