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this reason that state repression is now being established as a primary means of social control (i.e., greatly expanded police- military forces, new anti-terror laws, etc).
As these crises deepen, the system becomes more & more vulnerable. When colonial or imperial systems weaken, this has been the time at which colonized nations have advanced. We can see this in ancient Rome, in the post-WW2 period, and in the collapse ofthe USSR.
If this analysis is correct, we are now in a period that can be described as the "calm before the storm", a storm that will eventually shake the very foundations of the imperial system itself: It is this growing potential for social conflict & systemic breakdown that provides the best possibility for decolonization, at both national & intemationallevels. •
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