'I am on the anti-imperialist left.' The Stalinist left? 'I wouldn't define it that way because of the pejoratives loaded around it; that would be making a rod for your own back. If you are asking did I support the Soviet Union, yes I did. Yes, I did support the Soviet Union, and I think the disappearance of the Soviet Union is the biggest catastrophe of my life. If there was a Soviet Union today, we would not be having this conversation about plunging into a new war in the Middle East, and the US would not be rampaging around the globe.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Galloway says he supports the Soviet Union and views its end as enabling US wars.
- In plain terms
- Galloway credits the Soviet Union for preventing US wars.
- What can you take from it?
- Bipolar balance may prevent war.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Did balance keep peace?
- Is any empire good?
Another view
It romanticizes a regime with a poor human rights record.
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