This is a weekly thread in which we read through books on and related to imperialism and geopolitics. Last week's thread is here.
Welcome to the sixteenth week of Michael Hudson's Super Imperialism: The Origin and Fundamentals of US World Dominance! I'm reading the Third Edition.
For every week, I will write a summary of the chapter(s) read, for those who have already read the book and don't wish to reread, can't follow along for various reasons, or for those joining later who want to dive right in to the next book without needing to pick this one up too. I will post all my chapter summaries in this final thread, for access in one convenient location. Please comment or message me directly if you wish to be pinged for this group.
This week, we will be reading Chapter 15: The Monetary Offensive of Spring 1973, which is approximately 32 pages.
And so it comes that all Western countries would capitulate to US dominance. The US weilding its position like someone with a grenade pin pulled yet holding onto the grenade latch so it doesn't yet explode highlights just how genuinely fragile its Imperialist position is, which explains the desparation and utter lack of empathy the US millitary engages in all of its conflicts of Imperial genocide.