Imperialism Reclaimed by Robert Skidelsky – Project Syndicate

Posted on March 23, 2011 by stephenkmacksd
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Robert Skidelsky handily put Pretty Boy Reactionary and his fellow thinkers in their place. 1865?

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Rootless cosmopolitan,down at heels intellectual;would be writer. 'Polemic is a discourse of conflict, whose effect depends on a delicate balance between the requirements of truth and the enticements of anger, the duty to argue and the zest to inflame. Its rhetoric allows, even enforces, a certain figurative licence. Like epitaphs in Johnson’s adage, it is not under oath.' https://www.lrb.co.uk/v15/n20/perry-anderson/diary
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1 Response to Imperialism Reclaimed by Robert Skidelsky – Project Syndicate

  1. Finn Andreen's avatar Finn Andreen says:
    March 28, 2011 at 2:10 pm

    Hello,
    There are three main comments that I would like to make to this article.

    Firstly, education about imperialism was not better before, on the contrary.
    Secondly, there are more reasons why imperialism should not be regarded for it’s “beneficial” effects.
    Thirdly, the discussion regarding cyclical versus linear historical evolution is far more complex than stated above.

    For more details, please see my comments here:
    http://commentandoutlook.blogspot.com/2011/03/reflections-on-imperialism-reclaimed.html

    Regards,
    Finn Andreen

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