Imperial Democracy
Program #ROYA004. Recorded in New York, NY on May 13, 2003.
Hey! Step right up. Want some democracy? We got a great new brand right here on the shelf ready to go. Seal-wrapped straight from the factory. And we'll get it to you through the barrel of a gun. Shipping and handling is on us. US imperialism, like its predecessors, is based on the moral right to rule. In a newly packaged version of manifest destiny and white man's burden, America is delivering democracy to the benighted and bedraggled masses. The empire is rooted in the near-theological conviction that American values, whatever that might be, are good for the world. In fact, the Bush administration has declared, with a hubris that would make Roman emperors blush, that its vision for the rest of the planet is the only sustainable model. Emanating from Washington is a series of diktats telling other countries: Follow orders or else.
Speaker(s):
Arundhati Roy
Arundhati Roy is a world-renowned writer and global justice activist. The New York Times calls her, "India's most impassioned critic of globalization and American influence." Among her many honors are the Lannan Foundation's Cultural Freedom Prize and the Sydney Peace Prize. She is the author of many books including the celebrated novels The God of Small Things and The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, Her non-fiction work includes The Checkbook & the Cruise Missile, Field Notes on Democracy, Walking with the Comrades, Capitalism: A Ghost Story and My Seditious Heart.
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