It has long been a contention of mine that the biggest disaster for the West was the collapse of the Soviet Union because it removed the last constraint against American hegemony. Now I hear Paul Craig Roberts say it in this wonderful, dignified interview
Neo-Con Authoritarianism - Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, Herland Report TV (HTV)
The worst thing that has happened to the US is the collapse of the Soviet Union. It opened up for the neo-con movement that has destroyed the West. Putin is the world leader now and it is the West's fault, says Dr. Paul Craig Roberts. FOLLOW Herland Report TV (HTV): https://www.youtube.com/user/HanneNab...
He
is the chairman of The Institute for Political Economy, former editor
of Wall Street Journal and a well-known author of many books. He is
awarded the Treasury Department’s Meritorious Service Award for his
outstanding contributions to the formulation of United States
economic policy.
Roberts
states that "the worst thing that happened to America was the
collapse of the Soviet Union, because it removed the only constraint
on American unilateralism.
There
was a limit to Washington's ability to bully and dominate.
It
could do it in South America, in Western Europe, in Japan, but most
of the world was immune to this kind of bullying. Because the Soviet
Union was there, it "checked" American unilateralism.
When
the Soviet Union collapsed, the constraint on American unilateralism
disappeared. Nothing now constrained Washingtons's power or hegemony.
And
this happened right at the time when a new ideology in the US was
rising up, the rise of the neo-conservative ideology - that America
is the indispensable country, it is the exceptional country.
Now
what does it mean when you say that? This means if the USA is
indispensable, it means everyone else i dispensable. If the USA is
exceptional, it means everyone else is unexceptional. It is a claim
to hegemony over mankind. It is like "we are God's chosen
people, not the Jews". This is the neo-conservative ideology,
and it has dominated the US foreign policy since the Bill Clinton
regime.
This
is where the attacks on Serbia came, the sanctions on Iraq that
killed 500 000 children which Madeleine Albright said was worth it.
Can you imagine someone saying it was worth killing 500 000 children?
It
shows you how hard ideology is, it is a completely merciless
ideology. Nothing counts except Washington's hegemony. It is not even
American hegemony, but Washington's hegemony.
With
George W. Bush, the neo-conservatives completely ran the government.
The real president was Dick Cheney, - the vice-president - hardline
neo-conservative. The state department was full of them, Pentagon
was full of them, they completely dominated the National Security
Council.
This
is where the 9-11 came from, this is where the war on Afghanistan
and Iraq came from..."
The
Herland Report is a Scandinavian initiative, reaching millions
yearly, presenting leading intellectuals' view on foreign policy,
current affairs, religion, the Middle East, Western decadence - free
from the censoring political correctness that now permeate Western
media and its political propaganda.
There
is more to come
Here is another (undated) interview on economic collapse
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.