• EpeeGnome@feddit.online
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    2 days ago

    I’m not familiar with Lenin’s particular definition of imperialism. Does it somehow exclude what Russia is doing?

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      If you want to understand fully how they decide imperialist vs not imperialist you’d have to read, imperialism: the highest stage of capitalism.

      Really it comes down to finance and the export of capital. Lenin differentiated between finance and exporting capital, and wars of territorial aggression. What Russia is doing would fall under war of aggression and not strictly imperialism according to his definition.

      https://www.struggle-la-lucha.org/2023/08/16/five-key-features-of-imperialism/

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        2 days ago

        Honestly, that sounds like bullshit that Lenin made up so he could say he’s totally not the new tsar.

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          90% of what lenin says is bullshit to justify shit.

          To be fair literally everyone with any real power though history does that. If your getting your definitions entirely from a dude self justify their own actions your a fucking idiot.