State Terror or Capitalist Terror, Military Coup or Capitalist Coup

[polly7]

by James Petras / October 23rd

Democratic critics of military seizures of power commonly refer to them as military coups. They adopt a very narrow and misleading conception of what is taking place.

By the middle of the twentieth century onward, especially as class conflict intensified and class polarization deepened, the military coup became a strategic weapon of the capitalist class to advance its class interests. This was especially the case where they could no longer retain their profits and prerogatives in a democratic electoral framework.

In other words as capitalism expands and defines the nature of the social order, the military coup is redefined as capitalist coup; and state violence deepens and expands to encompass larger sectors of the working population.

In other words, the capitalist coup and terror state has a strategic international character. It is also an integral part of imperialist conquest and anti-imperialist struggles. The class struggle and the anti-imperialist struggles are two sides of the same process.

Full article: http://dissidentvoice.org/2015/10/state-terror-or-capitalist-terror-military-coup-or-capitalist-coup/

[99th_Monkey]

1. Thousands of Boots on the ground, now in Peru, advancing capitalist imperialist agendas.

What are 3,000 U.S. Marines Doing in Peru?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1108&pid=44731

[polly7]

2. Yes, exactly.

SSDD.

Really disgusting, and it never ends. Always a new people to traumatize for the rich assholes who see them as annoying roadblocks to new opportunity.