Comments on: Imperial Capitalism: The Hobson-Lenin Thesis

By: Darla Smith

Darla Smith — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:18:30 +0000

Very interesting and informative article. Thanks for sharing.

By: MMV Abad

MMV Abad — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:56:27 +0000

Interesting article. Informative and well told. Thanks

By: Auron Renius

Auron Renius — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:34:11 +0000

Hi Chuck.

I think you are kind of missing the point here, the article, and the Hobson/Lenin theses deal with the specific question, ‘does imperialist capitalism lead to war’. The fact that communism largely failed as a system and also lead to war is true, but irrelevant here.

As far as westerners living in the lap of luxury goes, that’s true also, but you have to realize that it’s at the expense of countless millions who suffer in various ways as a result of our affluence, especially in South America and Africa. However this is also beside the point, but the best place to learn about this is one the website of one of the most respected academic social commentators of our time, Noam Chomsky. http://www.chomsky.info/

The wars waged in the 20th and 21st century by capitalist countries especially America have been largely inevitable under the current system for the reasons stated above and waged for a few powerful men to make profit.

You only have to look at Iraq an Afghanistan to see this. If you ‘follow the money’, you will see that those involved in the decision to take us to was and their associates are getting richer by the day from these conflicts. If you think those wars are being waged to protect our freedoms, then you have to wonder why we have gained no new freedoms since they began, none of the existing ones have been enhanced and we seem to be actually loosing our liberties increasingly.

By: Chris Stonecipher

Chris Stonecipher — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:25:49 +0000

Your article is well research and informative. I enjoyed reading your article. I felt I have learned something new. Thanks for sharing.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:29:17 +0000

And as time went on, Lenin’s experiment in socialism/communism collapsed under it’s own weight without a shot being fired, after nearly everyone in the USSR lived a pitiful poor, pointless existence.

The US and most capitalist societies went on to prosper on heights never before seen in the history of the Earth. Including a new middle class who by most previous standards were un-believably rich and comfortable.

And now China is awakening after years of communist oppression by introducing capitalism.

Amazing how two seemingly bright guys can so mis-interpret their own research.

And oh, by the way, compare the USSR’s record on waging war during the twenty century with any body else. There occupation of neighboring countries, 60 million killed by Stalin, the total wreck they left the whole of easteren Europe in. One only needs to compare the two Germany’s after WWII to see which flourished.

Interesting research.