This is very uninformed. They were specifically talking about national liberation movements of oppressed peoples. Russia is not colonised and not fighting for independence.
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The struggle that the Emir of Afghanistan is waging for the independence of Afghanistan is objectively a revolutionary struggle, despite the monarchist views of the Emir and his associates, for it weakens, disintegrates and undermines imperialism; whereas the struggle waged by such “desperate” democrats and “Socialists,” “revolutionaries” and republicans as, for example, Kerensky and Tsereteli, Renaudel and Scheidemann, Chernov and Dan, Henderson and Clynes, during the imperialist war was a reactionary struggle, for its results was the embellishment, the strengthening, the victory, of imperialism. For the same reasons, the struggle that the Egyptians merchants and bourgeois intellectuals are waging for the independence of Egypt is objectively a revolutionary struggle, despite the bourgeois origin and bourgeois title of the leaders of Egyptian national movement, despite the fact that they are opposed to socialism; whereas the struggle that the British “Labour” Government is waging to preserve Egypt’s dependent position is for the same reason a reactionary struggle, despite the proletarian origin and the proletarian title of the members of the government, despite the fact that they are “for” socialism. There is no need to mention the national movement in other, larger, colonial and dependent countries, such as India and China, every step of which along the road to liberation, even if it runs counter to the demands of formal democracy, is a steam-hammer blow at imperialism, i.e., is undoubtedly a revolutionary step.
Russia was not colonised? Independent? Did you missed 90’s? Did US empire do not currently want to colonise it again? Did you missed literally everything happening after 90’s too? And you call me “uninformed”?
I lived through what happened during the 90s and I’ll always remember it, which is why I didn’t believe for a second Europe has anything in store for Ukraine (or Russia) but massacre, rape, plunder, and slavery. Bandera (and Vlasov) made this mistake, then Kravchuk (and Yeltsin) made the same mistake. Putin did too some time ago, and more recently pro-Western Ukrainian governments. We can all see the outcome for Ukrainians.
You are uninformed about the content of the self determination theory you’re attempting to quote. It simply doesn’t apply here, apples and oranges.
It absolutely does apply here, you even boldened it yourself in previous post:
There is no need to mention the national movement in other, larger, colonial and dependent countries, such as India and China, every step of which along the road to liberation
Unless you think country cannot be colonised when it’s large and nominally independent, but again India and China prove that false.
The Foundations of Leninism was published in 1924 when India was under the British rule and China was in the Century of Humiliation, both would only end in the aftermath of WW2.
You are very optimistic if you think colonisation of India ended when Brits folded their flags there in 1947. Even China had to overcome legacy of colonialism and further attempts to recolonise it for decades (in fact they still do need to actively defend themselves) after 1949.
Russia is protecting it’s sovereignty when it e.g. puts Navalny behind bars. But it was simply protecting it’s security interests when it invaded Ukraine. Ukraine did not colonise Russia, this is not a war of national liberation. This invasion is not anti-imperialist, and it wasn’t necessary - Russia absolutely had enough power in Ukraine to meddle and pull strings, hell do some assassinations, sanctions, etc.
This war has accelerated the European descent into fascism, it made Europe dependent on the US energy, it triggered European countries to join NATO and to raise their defense budgets by billions. This is exactly what the US wanted, and Trump will likely push NATO countries to increase their defense budgets even further.
(Edit) If Russia starts an all out war with Georgia I won’t support that either.
But it was simply protecting it’s security interests when it invaded Ukraine. Ukraine did not colonise Russia, this is not a war of national liberation. This invasion is not anti-imperialist, and it wasn’t necessary
Koreans and Vietnamese in shambles now. Vietnamese even twice.
If Russia starts an all out war with Georgia I won’t support that either.
There already was war in Georgia, in kinda similar circumstances like in Ukraine - US meddling, proxification, Georgian army attempting to ethnically cleanse Ossetians. Georgians just had more brains and less nazism and backed off when things turned contrary to their US masters promises and Russian army moved on them.
This is very uninformed. They were specifically talking about national liberation movements of oppressed peoples. Russia is not colonised and not fighting for independence.
Emphasis mine:
Russia was not colonised? Independent? Did you missed 90’s? Did US empire do not currently want to colonise it again? Did you missed literally everything happening after 90’s too? And you call me “uninformed”?
I lived through what happened during the 90s and I’ll always remember it, which is why I didn’t believe for a second Europe has anything in store for Ukraine (or Russia) but massacre, rape, plunder, and slavery. Bandera (and Vlasov) made this mistake, then Kravchuk (and Yeltsin) made the same mistake. Putin did too some time ago, and more recently pro-Western Ukrainian governments. We can all see the outcome for Ukrainians.
You are uninformed about the content of the self determination theory you’re attempting to quote. It simply doesn’t apply here, apples and oranges.
It absolutely does apply here, you even boldened it yourself in previous post:
Unless you think country cannot be colonised when it’s large and nominally independent, but again India and China prove that false.
The Foundations of Leninism was published in 1924 when India was under the British rule and China was in the Century of Humiliation, both would only end in the aftermath of WW2.
You are very optimistic if you think colonisation of India ended when Brits folded their flags there in 1947. Even China had to overcome legacy of colonialism and further attempts to recolonise it for decades (in fact they still do need to actively defend themselves) after 1949.
Russia is protecting it’s sovereignty when it e.g. puts Navalny behind bars. But it was simply protecting it’s security interests when it invaded Ukraine. Ukraine did not colonise Russia, this is not a war of national liberation. This invasion is not anti-imperialist, and it wasn’t necessary - Russia absolutely had enough power in Ukraine to meddle and pull strings, hell do some assassinations, sanctions, etc.
This war has accelerated the European descent into fascism, it made Europe dependent on the US energy, it triggered European countries to join NATO and to raise their defense budgets by billions. This is exactly what the US wanted, and Trump will likely push NATO countries to increase their defense budgets even further.
(Edit) If Russia starts an all out war with Georgia I won’t support that either.
Koreans and Vietnamese in shambles now. Vietnamese even twice.
There already was war in Georgia, in kinda similar circumstances like in Ukraine - US meddling, proxification, Georgian army attempting to ethnically cleanse Ossetians. Georgians just had more brains and less nazism and backed off when things turned contrary to their US masters promises and Russian army moved on them.
I don’t even know what you’re talking about anymore, are you equating Vietnam liberating Cambodia from Pol Pot with Russia invading Ukraine?