Well, well, well...what do we have here...an accurate depiction of the Bush administration (43) from 100 years beforehand? Perhaps we do. As stated by Spencer, an imperialistic nation actually places itself in peril and subjugates itself as it invades and subjugates another. The imperialist destroys, or at least damages, its own precepts as it involves itself in shortsighted activities. Spencer might take the position that we have handcuffed ourselves with our own shackles with our reckless behavior during the Bush administration. Most believe it is quite reasonable to expect that We will maintain a significant present in Iraq for many years, in one of several capacities over time. Spencer points out that an imperialist nation decrees itself superior to its victims, and in the case of Iraq, he might ask who the victims were, are and will be over the years. This is a tacit result, out of many, for the two nationalities and their representatives, regardless of their positions within each society. It is quite possible that many Americans don't believe that Iraqis are capable and Americans had to come to their rescue. Spencer would perhaps ask: Have we cheapened our culture as a result? Have we become more narrow as a result? Have we all become pawns for the king/emperor, who made the decision to war/invade independent of outside, conflicting information and with deceit? How many hours of each day of work in the past seven years have each of us worked that were allocated to the Iraq war? What percentage of each workers' wage has gone for this purpose? How else have our lives changed as a result of a predominantly unilateral and strike first orientation and evaluate honestly (for the people of the nation state); as well as with true and adequate analysis? Is/was the invasion for not just capitalism, but individual capitalists with cozy relationships within government, the defense industry, and correllary industries with common directorates/leadership? Was the balance of power within the federal governmental structure so schewed that a one-sided viewpoint with centralized power steamrolled any other viewpoint? And finally, Spencer might ask how we, the citizen, "enslaved" by the state's power to control our lives, for we all were working for the government and its actions, could have prevented the most recent imperialistic as well the next advance in name-only of self-preservation?
No time to review at this point. Must part.
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While it's fun to pick on Bush, the United States was an Imperialist nation long before him (how else can we explain Puerto Rico--where a decent portion of the population want independence; Guam; Virgin Islands; etc.) Bush, however, was much worse at hiding the Imperialist intentions than his predecessors. The whole "Manifest Destiny" that gave our nation the form it has now is clearly an Imperialist doctrine, although it is rarely talked of as such (although usually whenever a nation talks about 'destiny' there are Imperialist undertones).
ReplyDeleteAlso, while I am not one to defend military actions, I do like military money--I have done an internship at a defense research company (non-profit, semi-autonomous from the government--they mostly serve as a watchdog group for the aerospace defense contractors to ensure government money isn't being wasted, but they also do research that helped develop the GPS technology) and the current grant I am paid by comes from the Air Force. Much technology research still begins as military research that then finds practical, consumer purposes. The Internet is a great example of this as it was originally intended as a means sharing military intelligence, then it spread to academia as a means of spreading research, and now it is in wide general use. Satellites for communication purposes are another great example. We do spend obscene amounts on our military, and I am all for cutting their budget considerably. But I also think we should give this funding credit for its advances in technology (and I also wanted to admit my biased view through my funding background).
No problem. Yes, the Arpanet was "created" by the military and in use in 1969. I served 21 years in the Signal Corps (satellites and GPS)in the military. These are hard-working, honorable persons serving as best they can and attempting to get through life as best they can given their circumstances (most are with few options). The Bush administration's behavior is at fault, as well as the individuals with ulterior motives due to connectivity with big industry and government. My criticism is quite pointed and is actually to a degree my interpretation of how Spencer might see it or ask questions, actually. Thanks for the points of interest.
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