A People's History of American Empire by Howard Zinn
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Empire or Humanity?
What the Classroom Didn't Teach Me about the American Empire
by Howard Zinn
Narrated by Viggo Mortensen
Art by Mike Konopacki
Video editing by Eric Wold
To read more from Howard Zinn visit www.TomDispatch.com.
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| Regarding crime,the ... ( 1 week ago by Zarzavat) |
| Regarding crime,the US has quite a crop of criminals itself without a low standard of living. Second. And you state that the US has some kind of "Midas Touch" when it comes to de-dark aging? That is, its intervention automatically guarantees the institution of a client state that is "enlightened"? If you know history,you know the answer to that question. Cynicism aside,albeit justified, are you saying the vision of the Founding Fathers is wrong and that the US is better off being an Empire? |
| I asked the ... ( 1 week ago by Zarzavat) |
| I asked the question because I think one can live quite a happy life without being an empire and without coveting the neighbour's riches. And we have functioning models of this,for centuries. Switzerland,The Scandinavian Countries,New Zealand, to name a few. The whole point of being an educated human being is to coexist,not to genocide. We would have never gotten past the dark ages you mentioned were it not for people that tried to transcend their venal impulses. I think we should be grateful. |
| Your wrong, what ... ( 1 week ago by JAMESHI5) |
| Your wrong, what got us out of the dark ages was money, Columbus sparked everything we are talking about, the middle class was born with merchantilism from trading and that is the what brought all the change in social structure and politics in the world. And when I talk about people can't get along or wht ever, I'm obviously generalizing, Im talking about the majority of human civilization. And don' be so niave to think the US is all rich, there is a large portion who are poor and desperate. |
| I agree the point ... ( 1 week ago by JAMESHI5) |
| I agree the point of education is for a better an more moral existance, but a small portion of people on the planet are properly educated and many people who are educated just don't get it, selfishness and greed can still prevail beyond what ever environment or education a person is exposed to. I am a firm believer that people do not have free will, people are direct products of their environment and the point of imperialism is to create a stable and ordered environment to have peace. |
| First, I mentioned ... ( 1 week ago by Zarzavat) |
| First, I mentioned a few counterexample countries that proves imperialism is not a necessary (neither is it a sufficient) prerequisite for peace,stability and prosperity. Second, the kind of imperialism you cite is to the real-world ugly imperialism what Marxs' and Engels' theoretical works are to communist dictatorships : a front at best and utterly hollow words at worst. Most empires were most certainly not about peace for one. (Continued in next reply) |
| And weren't exactly ... ( 1 week ago by Zarzavat) |
| And weren't exactly good at preserving themselves. It is actually a historical axiom that empires either : A) Expand until overstretching and then crumble under the weight of either internal and/or external factors. (Roman Empire the most famous example) B) Stagnate and get left behind in the tech race,becoming nothing more than a very large prey for other powers (Dynastic China) And I think you agree with me that imperial collapse is due to built-in systemic reasons. |
| 1: the Roman Empire ... ( 1 week ago by JAMESHI5) |
| 1: the Roman Empire never actually collapesed because it left social bond and tools for future governments of Europe to unite again and have peace: Christianity. I think of the Roman Empire as the Empire the conqured and unified Europe and went through some bumps because lack techknowledgy to sustain the vast Empire, the Us and western powers are the Roman Empire ribirthed from its old ashes. The reason why the Roman Empire fell in the first place because it didn't have a sustainable social ... |
| social network like ... ( 1 week ago by JAMESHI5) |
| social network like a monotheistic religion. Paganism meant political instablity, lack of unity. and don't try and debunk me opinion with all the religious wars in Europe. Christianty worked, thats the bottem line why do you think the middle east made its own monotheistic religion? It works. monotheism is part of the golden pie that creates a sustainable peace within society. The reason the middle easy is in ashes today is because they got booted from the circle when columbus found a way around. |
| Why do you think we ... ( 1 week ago by JAMESHI5) |
| Why do you think we went into the dark ages after Rome fell? because theat huge political force and network held so much area in its hands, and when soemthing like that happens, chaos innsues. Thats why there has to be Imperialism, thats why there has to be that one large Empire, thats why there can't be division, it breeds chaos and darkness. The Cold War was the last war to decide which Empire would flourish humanity into relative world peace. The 21st cent. will see the last of this process. |
| hirukosama calling ... ( 1 week ago by bajorjor1) |
| hirukosama calling me a dumbass is very mature of you and yes Nazi Germany deserved what happened to them in WW2 which is utter defeat because of the Evil they have done to the World just like Japan it just happened that Germany was defeated before the nuke . I see no wrong in retaliating to war mongering nations like imperial Japan and Nazi Germany. For Russia they were vengeful of what Germany did to them, They have the largest casualty rate during the war and suffered a lot |
| I herd Jpan dont ... ( 1 week ago by bajorjor1) |
| I herd Jpan dont teach thir studnts bout ww2,dont knw how old you r so hre it goes. A lot of contries like mine livd in gret peace and prsperity befre Japan invadd,we wer conquerd bfore but unlke the Jap,they nver bayont babies or open pregnnt womens belies or force fmiles to orgies while thy wtch, & othr horors,i say to u my friend the jap was a whle difernt levl,I say thy gt out of their crimes prety esy,now thy evn deny it,i se no reson for an old lady to lie to me teling me wht the Japs did |
| Bart Simpson at 6: ... ( 5 days ago by Kousaburo) |
| Bart Simpson at 6:12! |
| Then what will ... ( 5 days ago by highart2003) |
| Then what will happen when that empire falls? |
| Iv read the Rape of ... ( 4 days ago by JAMESHI5) |
| Iv read the Rape of Nanking, and its terrible terrible war tragedy, but that kind of barbarianism happens in all war, war is the msot ugly thing imaginable, thats why the west is trying to stretch its Empire, so their will be no more war, ands its working, look at China, they turned from Communist to capitalist from US diplomacy, not war, thats how the powerful the western Empire has become, if you don't submit, you die, simple as that, China knew this truth, and in reality its for the better. |
| If you dont submit ... ( 2 days ago by bajorjor1) |
| If you dont submit you die? where did you get that?, When Japan and germany was defeated by the West they were treated humanely and was given democracy afterwards, Now they have recovered and are powerful nations. Submit or die? C'mon |
| did the Nazi regime ... ( 1 day ago by JAMESHI5) |
| did the Nazi regime not die? Did the Ottoman, Austrian Hungarian, Russian, Communist China, Imperial Japanease, fascist Italy, and Saddam Hussein's regime not die? .....I think you need to learn how to read history better before you comment on videos lke this. You talk about japan and Germany recovering from the war, they didn't recover, we built them up, all those countries are now satilites and states under western influence and authority. |
| seriously man, ... ( 1 day ago by bajorjor1) |
| seriously man, Japan and Germany Started the War in case you don't know. US did not join until they were attacked, how is that Submit or Die? Nazism and Empirial Japan died because of a delusion that they are more powerful than other races, be glad the allies won the war or you'll need aryan and jap gene implants or DIE!!!! |
| I question the idea ... ( 1 day ago by JAMESHI5) |
| I question the idea that Germany and Japan started the war. was it not the US cutting japan's oil supply that provoked Pearl harbor? Not to mention that their is evidence the US let it happen because they needed to get involvedin the war (911 as well). And was it not the idiotic war reparations, massive territorial loss, and extreme embarressment put on the back of Germany that caused the rise of Hitler and invasion of Poland?...not that I'm disappionted the Allies won, I just try to b unbiased |
| So you dont know ... ( 23 hours ago by bajorjor1) |
| So you dont know why they cut Japan's oil supply? Japan and US relations went bad when Japan attacked weak China and Japan left the league of Nations. It was Japan who provoked the World, Attacked it, and Japan got destroyed. Facts are facts Axis started the war dude question it all you like, prove it that is another story, any credible history book will tell you that the Axis started the war. |
| ..unless your a ... ( 23 hours ago by bajorjor1) |
| ..unless your a Hitler lover it wasnt the idiotic war reparations, massive territorial loss, and extreme embarressment put on the back of Germany that caused the rise of Hitler and invasion of Poland, Hitler was just purely a megalomaniac who wants to rule the world and used those as his excuse |
| Would Hitler have ... ( 11 hours ago by JAMESHI5) |
| Would Hitler have been embrased as he did if germany was not so broken by the Allies in WW1? Why did another HItler not come up after WW2? The marshal plan my friend, if we did the same thign to the Germans that we did in the treaty of Versailles, we would have had another Hitler to fight, but like this guy is saying, we spread our Empire, and like what this guy is saying in his video, what Im saying wont come up in any western history book. And no your wrong about the oil with japan. |
| Would Obama have ... ( 11 hours ago by JAMESHI5) |
| Would Obama have won in a land slide if the republicans had not such a bad rep for the war in Iraq, the falling economy, etc. in the US right now? No, Obama won in a land slide because he promised to put money back in the pockets of the people and make things better. Hitler did the same thing, he promised to get the land, money, and reputation back to the German people, and what caused that? It was really the allies abuse of germany in the treaty of Versailles. |
| By the late 30's ... ( 2 hours ago by bajorjor1) |
| By the late 30's the german economy was back on track, it was not hitler who made that possible it was the German People who worked their ass out, What Hitler did was poisoned their mind into war mongering. They did not need to attack all those nations, it was Hitler's idea. So you are better than the history books ei? Like i said prove what you are saying and since you cant have reference from books i advice you go to the field and talk to old people while they are still alive |
| Your analogy with ... ( 2 hours ago by bajorjor1) |
| Your analogy with Obama andHitler is lightyears away because hitler destoyed all his opposition through violence, so that he was the only 1 left to be voted by the people. Obama would have won if he used Hitler's tactics any1 would but he did nt use it and still won because the people voted him Your analogy is just plain wrong |
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