Imperial(ist) war and resistance. posted by Richard Seymour

Responses to the Hitchens tale cited below varied from the amused raised eyebrow to raucous belly laughs on the whole, but I did also provoke this odyssey in incomprehension from the otherwise intelligent blogger known as John.

John objects to this passage:

There is an inherent connection between national independence and individual autonomy; in colonial situations, the self-determination of peoples is contiguous with the self-determination of people. It is a sad reminder of how far we have fallen back that it is necessary to disinter these elementary lessons of Empire.

My categories are stale, and my argument is riddled with 'New Left 101' cliche - so I'm told. I direct you to the post itself to see my full response, but suffice to say the author reminds me of what I already know, engages with what I don't say, indulges in some rather feeble rhetorical jibes ('Marxism-Leninism', for some curious reason, is given a kicking) and permits himself some shocking logical and empirical errors, which is quite unexpected from someone who is, by his own admission, philosophically trained.

Have a peek here .