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but mounted to the american empire. just disintegrated. to the other side. but i guess. nearly a billion people in the world are going hungry every day. in the united states even our trash cans are filled with food you just have to go get it all of these perfectly good eggs because one was cracked in even get all over the other ones just thrown away nothing she's from the german oh you clearly like that up with by . the dumpster at one am this morning three pm this afternoon on the grill to take a cake is made from and one dozen dumpster egg whites. delicious breakfast for the family cakes and toast for about a week every year in america we throw away ninety six billion pounds of food. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so horny you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else and you hear or see some other part of it and realized everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm sorry welcome to the big picture.

the unit for the american empire is not the colony it's the military base leases are the number of the media . to the point of projection and how much mentioned most people don't understand the basis exist i thought on the stand the functions of military bases and and it's much frankly it's much easier for people to engage with things like this war in iraq. question of torture things that immediately outrage them these are internet stations where soldiers can not only check the internet but they also have the capability of doing webcams back home. you can go in. to focus on of war and not war preparations it's just simply shovel after the elephant one has to look at the war preparations that are going on around the world which military bases are central to. if one doesn't pay attention to that then again we can only deal with the symptoms which is which is warfare there's a saying that goes when soldiers come war comes. feed. if. you feed it. for those of us in the past when the american soldiers came we would ring this bell to scare them away. we would scream yankee go home. the ameri

regarding empire life and imperialism, american empire and how do you individually feel about the idea of having imperialism put over the vietnam war? >> let's start with john. >> you're saying that -- your question -- let me see if i understand this correctly -- is how do we feel as historians about whether vietnam was an i am peerist project? >> i think it's very possible to call vietnam an imperialist project. they have built their entire opposition to imperialism and that was a factor and a theme about what the meet meaning of vietnam was. i work with political groups who use those kinds of arguments. i was not entirely convinced that vietnam was an imperialist enterprise but i definitely could see how that kind of analysis applied to the situation that we were protesting from the standpoint of vietnamese who received these foreigners come into their country and first one set of them and then another set of them and then the wars just go on. it certainly must have looked -- it suddenly must have had an imperial list stick outlook from their view. now, as how i deploy that as an his

democracy to egypt because people realize that's not the goal the goal is to keep egypt part of the american empire as a subsidiary and a weak element and the same is what the west is trying to do with russia i make the point in my book postmodern imperialism that these countries like europe the european union japan all these countries are subservient they're called the so-called post-modern states they no longer neutered they no longer have foreign policies they do with the u.s. asked them to do and russia was supposed to become part of this club this subservient club and join egypt join let the poland and its refused to do that and so anything that happens in the russian elections in a matter of god an honest eighty percent that would just be scoffed at and dismissed because it russia is not playing by the scenario that the u.s. has for the world today given what you think about russia's not russia's not playing by the rules go ahead gilbert jump in i want to put a date on the phenomenon that we just called him a date is february two thousand and seven and that was the the speech live with him an

light and his entire writings about imperialism as well as professor ferguson's writings about american empire in general he calls the vietnam war an imperial project. how do you individually feel about the idea of having the lens of imperialism put over the vietnam war as historians? >> start with john. >> you're saying that -- your question -- let me see if i understand this correctly, is how do we feel as historians about whether vietnam was an imperialist project? >> is it possible to -- [ inaudible ]. >> yes, i think it's very possible to call vietnam an imperialist project. i mean, certain segments of the american left built their entire opposition to the vietnam war on opposition to american imperialism, and that was a factor and a theme in the american political conversation about what the meaning of vietnam was. i worked with political groups who used those kinds of arguments. i was not entirely convinced that vietnam was an imperialist enterprise, but i definitely could see how that kind of analysis applied to the situation that we were protesting from the standpoint of vietnamese wh

are supposed to be the replacement for the americans and the british and so on are killing the american empire so to see british soldiers killed or killed this week over a result things which every single one of these if you look only stay above is going on you have to say they are a failure ok how can a stanley apply directly to the americans on their larry said what i want i want to be fair i don't care what i think are going to throw around by saying i want to be fair to everyone in time herbert you get the last word herbert gets the last word go ahead ok well look let me just make one very simple point about international law if i may when we talk about international law and you refer of course in the united states being very much concerned about an iran with nuclear weapons having a profound influence on both the politics as well as the military affairs in the middle east international law suggests implicitly tory sock defense is a very appropriate law it is a war of international law and yet interestingly enough about as no one has really good bad all we talk about is violations of inter

i don't accept this view that the american empire is on the decline.c decline, but not on the ideological or military decline. it's still very top i did enable use force and not politics to keep control if they have to unless there is a movement beard and that is quite frightening. and what you said just now that it's not just america, closely your the u.s. parties at the centerleft and center-right to do exactly the same thing. no difference. i mean come a few certainly want differences usually on cultural issues with issues, there are differences obviously. but on the major issues on the world stage with the economy, during a real difference difference is that all and that is frightening because that affects the functioning of democracy. if you don't have an alternative , you know, however limited it that alternative doesn't exist, then what is the price of democracy? what happens to democracy? and i've heard many americans really emirs in texas say, i really have. the chinese have got to justify the right. when he was interferes with ernie's democra

this is, "why america failed" is the third in a trilogy on the american empire. the first one was the twilight of american culture which is published in the year 2000. the second was called "dark ages america" that was published in 2006, and this came up about a month ago. "why america failed." there was, however, a collection of essays that i publish about a year ago. so that came between book to a factory. about half the essays are about the united states. and i kind of want to encourage you to have a look at that book. it's called the question of bodies. and reason it's important is because there's material in there that is not in any of the other books. but it deals with the kind of unconscious programming that americans have that leads them to do the things that they do, whether the person in the street or the president. and that sort of completes the picture. so i just want to encourage you to have a look at that book. the title of this talk tonight is the way we live today. despite great pressure to conform in the united states, to celebrate the trend dates

i don't accept this view that the american empire is on the economic decline, but it is not on the ideologicalntrol. if they have to a less they're is a movement, and that is, quite frankly, just said just now, parting. the nuance differences, the cultural issues to my gay-rights to offer instance. fiercely, but on the major issues, no real essences, and that is extremely frightening, because that affects the functioning of democracy. if we don't have any alternatives, you know, however limited, if that alternative doesn't exist and what is the point of democracy? what happens to democracy? i called many american leaders in texas, really have. the chinese have got it just about right. hinnies democracy? you have never been tempted to make a film about china. you're from several international. >> a hear a lot of people, this is a new threat they say. i disagree. the chinese have come along. very economic the powerful. there economy will implode. they have such leverage over us at this point. but the people of account, the wall street types talk about china as the next challenge for the netting

it was a movement to reform the british empire. americans didn't want to be americans. sometimes these days, some of us don't want to be americans. they wanted to be british. they wanted to enjoy the rights of englishmen. but their world was on the verge of falling apart. they won the american revolution, but that notion of 70% that professor -- president warren mentioned, well, john adams thought that perhaps as many as 67% of the american people weren't fully on board with the american revolution. we historians think he's exaggerating a little bit. but you get the point. there were many loyalists, happily, most of them left. no, i'm joking. most of them were accepted and incorporated in american society. there were many people who thomas paine would have called fair weather friends. which army is where? the great problem was how could this republic of republics, this loose federation, survive? now, nobody was more conscious of the problems of union and the problems of the future of the united states than thomas jefferson, precisely because he was not in the united sta

empire. i am an american first, then a texan he would say not understanding he sounded like auggi march. the clues are there, i later realized. a man's fate is his character. you always have to show off and tell us what you know, carl said. i'll be in washington next week i say. i have an interview, i have to close of peace. you promised me, you said you would stay away from washington state. you sat right here and said you would not go to the cascades. he yells as loudly as i have ever heard him. washington, d.c. i shout back. i have the trait as well. [laughter]. >> as you are thinking about that, i would like to ask you to give us one more. there are 2 completely surprising and interesting substories woven through this narrative of your brother, 1, your fabulous aunt character in mexico getting frosty into mexico and running around with frita caller and your discovery of apples? >> this is astonishing, are we talking about the family past apple? >> both and the way thing danagers come together, yeah. >> kind of astonishing, again working on the idea that everything is passed down in f

bases the network of military bases all around the former subliminal empire that the united states is trying to insist on issue most americans have no idea there are more than a quarter of a million more than two hundred fifty thousand u.s. troops stationed on these bases all around the. we don't have power bases in america we don't have any british base we don't have any korean base we don't have any french bases or you know we just all american bases in our bases a fine or the noises on the north and those in bother us at all because they're our bases but for other people it's almost like a cancer if you're from spain. since the end of world war two the spaces have been . worth here to provide a safe and secure environment for everybody. the questions they have thing else get everything you needed.

empire. most average americans aren't natural entrepreneurs. i don't think i agree with that. i think america needs to build. the huge demand in china for big heavy machinery and they would buy it from the americans if the americans were producing it at the volume that they needed but they are not. the old style industrialization in america isn't happening anymore. >> i don't think that is going to happen. we have entered a new period with new technology and things that never have been developed before that i think we can do here. i still think we have a problem with how you get the people back now to work. we can't wait until all of that happens. they need to go back to work now. since the jobs aren't here they have to create a job for themselves. >> donald trump says one of the problems you look like someone like china swallowing up debt and china is mass producing very cheaply with very cheap labor a lot of the stuff the world is consuming. is it time to have a formal trade war with china? is it time america got -- the example is apple. the most successful company in the wo

empire. but most americans aren't natural entrepreneurs. i don't think that i agree with that. i think america does need to build -- for example, i'm told there's a huge demand in china for big, heavy machinery and they would buy it from the americans if the americans were producing it in the volume that they needed. but they're not. that old style, industrialization america, isn't happening anymore. >> and i think it's a nice idea, i just don't think that's what's going to happen. i think we've entered a new period with new technology, and things that never have been developed before, that i think we can do here. but i still think we have a big problem with how do you get the people back now to work? we can't wait until all of that happens. they need to go back to work now. and since the jobs aren't here, they have to create a job for themselves. >> donald trump says one of the problems is, you look at somebody like china, who is swallowing up america debt, almost on a daily basis, and indeed in other countries around the world, and china is obviously mass producing very cheap

i think now that -- the american and israeli empire in the middle east are becoming obsolete which meansand have a new conversation with new paradigms about how to resolve the conflict. >> what should people know? >> what should people should know is they wouldn't pro-israel and support israel and see it survive and care deeply about it, they have to become active advocates for an immediate end to this conflict in two states or else the state of israel will be locked. we are not doing anything to our friend israel and not helping israel to survive. all we do is write in a blank check and saw whatever you do is fine with us. that's enabling its own destruction over the long run and as the jewish and democratic state and friends of israel need to reconsider what it means to be pro-israel which means to advocate for a change in direction. >> i want to thank my guests tod today. rula jebreal, leila hilal. thank you for joining me. next week for first time i will not be here. i'm taking my first weekend off in six months and asked ezra klein to fill in for me. we will be posting information a

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