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Yo, Cas, do you think you could make a post detailing the new requirements for our blogs? I'm not one hundred percent clear.
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ReplyDelete1. Regarding the Franco-Prussian war: If Bismarck intended for his indemnity to destroy France, he failed miserably. It was paid by the end of 1873 prompting the removal of German troops from Paris. Bismarck could conceivably have taken over most of France if he wanted to, but he realized that would be a very foolish move. He therefore limited his ambitions to the parts of Lorraine and Alsace that were most culturally connected to Germany and France largely unscathed (aside its national pride).
2. Regarding imperialism's causes: I would argue imperialism was fundamentally a political ideology because of its correspondence with the consolidation of nation-states and increasing competition between them. European industry was still integrating within Europe--it was hardly at a point of bursting beyond Europe's borders. The 1860s saw a flood of bilateral free trade agreements designed to expand markets within Europe. Domestic industry may have supported the idea of imperialism, but the core of the idea was political--strengthen the state and match our rivals.
3. Marx and Mazzini
My point was not that Marx wouldn't have wanted the revolution to start in Russia, my point was that Marx never takes a stand on how it's supposed to happen period (note: how, not where). If enlightened members of the bourgeoisie want to speed things along, more power to them. Thus my analogy with Mazzini.
4. Society vs. the State
I think the whole experience of imperialism shows how destructive and horrendous states can be. Societies cannot coerce people--states can. A society is just a collection of people who can voluntarily associate however they choose. Such a framework will no doubt evolve voluntary institutions of protection, because protection is a basically universally desirable good, to guard against the kind of coercion and violence that states use. So to answer your question, exploitation is always possible, yes, but the open society is the best guard against it because it gives no single person or institution power de jure over another and allows for voluntary, competitive forms of protection.