Imperial politics represents the conquest of domestic politics and the latter's conversion into a crucial element of inverted totalitarianism. It makes no sense to ask how the democratic citizen could 'participate' substantively in imperial politics; hence it is not surprising… — Chalmers Johnson Copy Share Image
A nation can be one or the other, a democracy or an imperialist, but it can't be both. If it sticks to imperialism, it… — Chalmers Johnson Copy Share Image
When war becomes the most profitable course of action, we can certainly expect more of it. — Chalmers Johnson Copy Share Image
The term blowback, which officials of the Central Intelligent Agency first invented for their own internal use, . . . refers to the unintended… — Chalmers Johnson Copy Share Image
Although most Americans may be largely ignorant of what was, and still is, being done in their names, all are likely to pay a… — Chalmers Johnson Copy Share Image
None of the people's wars of the sixties did very well, including the one in Vietnam. Vo Nguyen Giap himself has admitted a loss… — Chalmers Johnson Copy Share Image
The demise of the American empire will be no more regretted than the demise of the Soviet empire. — Chalmers Johnson Copy Share Image
History teaches us that the capacity of things to get worse is limitless. Roman history suggests that the short, happy life of the American… — Chalmers Johnson Copy Share Image
As a form of government, imperialism does not seek or require the consent of the governed. It is a pure form of tyranny. The… — Chalmers Johnson Copy Share Image
The 'defense' budget is three quarters of a trillion dollars. Profits went up last year well over 25%. I guarantee you: when war becomes… — Chalmers Johnson Copy Share Image
Lastly, there is bankruptcy, as the United States pours its economic resources into ever more grandiose military projects and shortchanges the education, health, and… — Chalmers Johnson Copy Share Image
Blowback is simply another way of saying that a nation reaps what it sows. — Chalmers Johnson Copy Share Image
History teaches us that the capacity for things to get worse is limitless. — Chalmers Johnson Copy Share Image
