From: miked-AT-riseup.net
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 20:34:35 -0800
Subject: AUT: negri and war


"We absolutely need not to underestimate the civil war that is unfolding at the 
imperial level. I think we could say that the american leadership is deeply 
weakened precisely by the imperialist tendencies that it occasionally 
expresses. It is obvious that neither in the arab, nor in the european, nor in 
the socialist world, not to mention that 'other continent' called China, these 
tendencies are accepted. The military superpower of the US is, as we know, 
largely neutralised by the impossibility of being used in its nuclear 
potential. And this is good news. From the monetary point of view, the US are 
increasingly exposed and weakened on financial markets: and this is another 
great news. In other words, with all probability, the US will soon be forced to 
stop being imperialist and recognise themselves in Empire. "

i am sure that empire has been discussed here ad nauseum but the quote above is 
from a recent (i think) interview with Negri and since I am trying to better 
come to grips with his arguments I wonder if anyone has a comment on whether 
Negri's idea that the Bush administration is a step "backwards" to imperialism 
and is butting its head against a world moving into empire holds water in light 
of the almost universal rejection of the current U.S anti-war policy.
thanks
miked


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