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Years ago, when I used the words “colonialism” and “imperialism” in academia in the U.S., I was viewed as a communist. Now, in the wake of the US assault on Venezuela, I see that those two words are back again, along with “gunboat diplomacy” and “the Monroe Doctrine,” also known now as the “Donroe Doctrine.” What goes around comes around. Venezuela’s attorney general called what the U.S. did in his nation “state terrorism.” That’s spot on.

In the New York Times, M. Gessen spoke about American colonialism. In an interview, she said, “We’re seeing colonization of an entire country.........

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