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Grainne@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Lefty Memes@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 1 month ago

Anti-Imperialism means recognizing capitalist states like Russia and China as such

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Anti-Imperialism means recognizing capitalist states like Russia and China as such

Grainne@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Lefty Memes@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 1 month ago
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    The question itself is ridiculously reductive

    Says the person who says “China is imperialist” and “China is capitalist” and “All capitalists love war”. Not reductive at all.

    China has ongoing border disputes with pretty much every neighbor

    Yup, pretty normal stuff for a country surrounded by borders and “international norms” defined by genocidal European imperialists.

    is expanding its reach in the South China Sea with artificial islands that serve as military outposts

    Against whom I wonder? https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/3771407/us-navy-destroyer-conducts-freedom-of-navigation-operation-in-the-south-china-s/

    is building up a massive navy and is in the process of modernizing its army

    I wonder why?

    https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-american-pivot-to-asia/

    https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/us-replicator-drones-counter-china-military-mass

    https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/china/2021-12-16/washington-preparing-wrong-war-china

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      Lmfao ok buddy exactly the crashout I was hoping I’d see. Well done!

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        Whatever you have to believe to help you feel better about yourself.

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