Ok, this is a thoughtful response and I appreciate it. Thank you. I don’t have much to add except that these seem like valid criticisms.
EDIT: Also I’m not sure it’s possible for an anti-imperialist candidate to get elected at the national level in the US. The military-industrialists have basically unlimited money to oppose them.
Trump is making all sorts of anti-imperialist noises, just like he did during his first term. Running against the War on Terror was popular for Democrats in '04 and '08, and for Republicans in 2016. There has been a sea change in public opinion towards Palestine in the last 15 months.
There is a lot of opposition to anti-imperialism, but there’s a ton of support, too, and that’s without any major political figure taking a dedicated anti-imperialist stance in decades, maybe going back even further than WWII.
Ok, this is a thoughtful response and I appreciate it. Thank you. I don’t have much to add except that these seem like valid criticisms.
EDIT: Also I’m not sure it’s possible for an anti-imperialist candidate to get elected at the national level in the US. The military-industrialists have basically unlimited money to oppose them.
Trump is making all sorts of anti-imperialist noises, just like he did during his first term. Running against the War on Terror was popular for Democrats in '04 and '08, and for Republicans in 2016. There has been a sea change in public opinion towards Palestine in the last 15 months.
There is a lot of opposition to anti-imperialism, but there’s a ton of support, too, and that’s without any major political figure taking a dedicated anti-imperialist stance in decades, maybe going back even further than WWII.