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In which leading China-basher @matthewstoller clarifies that he "doesn't like" to refer to the US as an empire, that the US can be viewed as a "provider of global public goods", and that there is "nothing inherent about the American order" that is murderous...
Speaking about the US
Michael Tracey: "You could conceivably wield imperial power for just ends."
Stoller: "Yes, you could build a global order that has a lot of beneficial things." Stoller then argues against calling the US "hegemonic", saying the US has done "a lot" of "good"
Michael Tracey: "You could conceivably wield imperial power for just ends."
Stoller: "Yes, you could build a global order that has a lot of beneficial things." Stoller then argues against calling the US "hegemonic", saying the US has done "a lot" of "good"
. @matthewstoller is an imperialist: "If the only thing you do is look at the Vietnam War and say that's all [the US] did from 1945-90, you're going to miss out on the fact that Europe was peaceful"
"The US has given up an enormous amount to play this public goods provider role"
"The US has given up an enormous amount to play this public goods provider role"
. @matthewstoller on the US: "This is not a hegemonic system, this is a global set of arrangements that largely other countries are cool with. Yes we have 145 bases around the world but it's not like we're an occupying power. Those countries are fine with having US troops there."
