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leftists when they claim to be anti imperialist but just support the other empire, your view of those things align with what the russian state wants you to think
https://mronline.org/2019/01/02/is-russia-imperialist/
> imperialism is when invading other countries
> russia invades ukraine
> russia isn't imperialist
mfw
The absolute minimum you could do is attempt to understand what Imperialism actually is. Imperialism isn't "invasion," it's a form of international extraction similar to nation scale bourgeois/proletarian relations. The fact that you're trying to redefine Imperialism as "invasion" to make someone who linked a good source outlining what Imperialism actually is in order to make the person you replied to seem hypocritical is the peak of dishonesty.
already replied to a comment suggesting something similar:
https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/comment/12438648
Yes, Marxists use the latter definition listed, not the bolded, because it's a process that is trackable and explainable within itself. Adding "invasion" to the mix only makes sense if it is as a consequence of the latter, otherwise you can just call it invasion.
when you definitely understand what imperialism is 🤡
imperialism (from ddg):
I think you can read
EDIT: forgot the src
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=imperialism+definition&t=fpas&ia=web
Explains a lot when your understanding of the subject is based on a superficial duck duck go search. Imperialism represents a predatory, exploitative system where advanced capitalist nations dominate and exploit weaker nations for resources, markets, and profit. A country going to war is not itself a sign of imperialism, and anybody who actually bothered to understand the causes for the war in Ukraine would know that it was the west that was establishing economic and political dominance over Ukraine.
captain false equivalence has logged on
what a counter argument
You got exactly the level of counterargument your "argument" deserves.