• rah@feddit.uk
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    4 months ago

    I don’t think we’re communicating. I asked what Marxists’ solution to imperialism is. I can’t see any solution in what you’ve written here.

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      4 months ago

      What do you specifically mean? I just said Imperialism defeats itself, and people in the Global South can act against it by protecting their own production and resources.

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        4 months ago

        So you’re saying Marxists have no solution to imperialism?

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          4 months ago

          They do. Supporting movements in the Global South against Imperialism by the Global North. Looking at the nature of Imperialism dialectically, it appears to be deteriorating as exploitation increases, so these movements are gaining momentum. This is what I mean when I say Imperialism defeats itself, as exploitation increases (as it must to counter the Tendency for the Rate of Profit to Fall), it also increases pressure against itself from those it exploits.

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            4 months ago

            Supporting movements in the Global South against Imperialism

            We’re not communicating. That’s not a “solution” as I understand it.

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        4 months ago

        Imperialism defeats itself

        If imperialism defeats itself why is it still around?

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          4 months ago

          I’m specifically referring to Capitalism as it turns to Imperialism, also known as Unequal Exchange. A

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              4 months ago

              Capitalist Imperialism has been around for about 2 centuries.

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                    4 months ago

                    I have.

                    I disagree.

                    What’s unanswered?

                    Why imperialism is still around (if it defeats itself).