How can US foreign policy be explained in a systematic and rational way? The following chart – based on a model developed by political science professors David Sylvan and Stephen Majeski – reveals …
This website is basically 'the U.S. creates imperial hegemony for the sake of creating imperial hegemony', yes ok, but what is the end goal of that hegemony? There is some circular logic going on here. While it's good to see the specifics laid out, to claim that capitalism isn't the end point here creates a fundamental disconnect between the human actors and the government as an entity. The hegemony is run by and for capitalists to maintain their control over labor.
All the treats, and trade, and raw materials are part of keeping the ball rolling and the most important part of that is that people go to work. Not all the people, cause we want to make sure there is a labor reserve to drive down costs. But most of them. Of course this creates a problem of who will consume those products, etc. etc. You gotta keep the ball rolling.
This website is basically 'the U.S. creates imperial hegemony for the sake of creating imperial hegemony', yes ok, but what is the end goal of that hegemony? There is some circular logic going on here. While it's good to see the specifics laid out, to claim that capitalism isn't the end point here creates a fundamental disconnect between the human actors and the government as an entity. The hegemony is run by and for capitalists to maintain their control over labor.
All the treats, and trade, and raw materials are part of keeping the ball rolling and the most important part of that is that people go to work. Not all the people, cause we want to make sure there is a labor reserve to drive down costs. But most of them. Of course this creates a problem of who will consume those products, etc. etc. You gotta keep the ball rolling.