Militarism, empire loom as threat to democracy

By: Byron Williams
Nemesis in Greek mythology was the goddess representing the spirit of divine retribution against those who succumb to hubris. Nemesis personified resentment against those who committed crimes with apparent impunity.

In his latest book, called "Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic," author Chalmers Johnson offers a grim view for America as an empire.

"The main proposition in 'Nemesis', and the reason for the subtitle, is not just hype to try and sell books," Johnson said. "It is to argue history tells us there's no more unstable combination than that of a domestic democracy and a foreign empire."

According to Johnson, such attempts ultimately proved to be the undoing of the Romans, the British, the Germans and the former Soviet Union, thus, it would be extremely naive to believe America can maintain its present course. LINK