Opposing imperialism is not imperialism and only an idiot (or a imperialist sponsored poster) would argue otherwise. If you want to debate about imperialism you have to know what the word means. Geo-political analysis doesn’t work if you are operating on vibes and contextual definitions.
We live in a monopolar world. There is only 1 Imperialist power. It is made up of the anglo-american world and europe. The so called “golden billion” or Global North. Anyone not part of the global north is unable to be imperialist because there is almost nobody left to colonize or vassalize because the western powers have already done so.
The few independent nations of the world have only 2 choices, They can fight imperialism or try to conquer each other to build a tiny little empire. The latter will just weaken them and give empire the opening to balkanize and vassalize them. All geopolitical action in a monopolar world either helps the hegemon or hurts it, so if the USA says something is bad it is by definition anti-imperialist.
The war in Ukraine was originally a civil war with the maidan movement backed by the USA (who we agree is 100% imperialist right?) It was western imperialism that started the war and Russia’s response has been to counter that imperialism. You can’t call a nation “imperialist” because it works to fight imperialist encroachment on its border.
The current Russia is not the same nation as the USSR or the Russia Empire. They do occupy much of the same space but they are not the same ideologically politically or economically. Even then Ukraine was a willing and valued part of the old Russian empire who gained significant benefit including not being violently conquered by the empire to the west. The same goes 100x for Ukraine under the USSR. The USSR liberated Ukraine from the god dammed nazis. Are you saying that liberating Auschwitz was an act of Russian Imperialism?
The issue in Georgia has nothing to do with Russia. They had an election and the old president refused to accept the results. She pulled a trump. The new president is not pro-Russia he is just holding out for a better deal from the EU. And again, The EU is an imperialist power. Supporting people who resist the EU is anti-imperialist.
Opposing imperialism is not imperialism and only an idiot (or a imperialist sponsored poster) would argue otherwise. If you want to debate about imperialism you have to know what the word means. Geo-political analysis doesn’t work if you are operating on vibes and contextual definitions.
We live in a monopolar world. There is only 1 Imperialist power. It is made up of the anglo-american world and europe. The so called “golden billion” or Global North. Anyone not part of the global north is unable to be imperialist because there is almost nobody left to colonize or vassalize because the western powers have already done so.
The few independent nations of the world have only 2 choices, They can fight imperialism or try to conquer each other to build a tiny little empire. The latter will just weaken them and give empire the opening to balkanize and vassalize them. All geopolitical action in a monopolar world either helps the hegemon or hurts it, so if the USA says something is bad it is by definition anti-imperialist.
The war in Ukraine was originally a civil war with the maidan movement backed by the USA (who we agree is 100% imperialist right?) It was western imperialism that started the war and Russia’s response has been to counter that imperialism. You can’t call a nation “imperialist” because it works to fight imperialist encroachment on its border.
The current Russia is not the same nation as the USSR or the Russia Empire. They do occupy much of the same space but they are not the same ideologically politically or economically. Even then Ukraine was a willing and valued part of the old Russian empire who gained significant benefit including not being violently conquered by the empire to the west. The same goes 100x for Ukraine under the USSR. The USSR liberated Ukraine from the god dammed nazis. Are you saying that liberating Auschwitz was an act of Russian Imperialism?
The issue in Georgia has nothing to do with Russia. They had an election and the old president refused to accept the results. She pulled a trump. The new president is not pro-Russia he is just holding out for a better deal from the EU. And again, The EU is an imperialist power. Supporting people who resist the EU is anti-imperialist.