You’re making a gigantic logical blunder here. The US has done a ton of shitty things worldwide. But that does not mean their opposition is necessarily better. When you look at the USSR/Russia and the US, there isn’t exactly a good option. It’s important to remain critical of both however, and not give Russia a pass simply for being anti American. Don’t forget that Ukraine is Putin having a temper tantrum over Ukraine defying Russian imperialism. The US military helping Ukraine defeat Russia is still anti imperialistic despite the US’ checkered history, and is worthy of support.
You can see a lot of leftist thinkers fall into this logic trap, and they end up being anti American, not anti Imperialism. Saying that Ukraine shouldn’t have sought closer ties to the West because it pisses off Russia is a defense of imperialism. Saying the US should negotiate a truce, not Ukraine, is asking for American imperialism to stop the war.
A country’s choice should be a country’s choice. Whatever Ukraine decides, fight or surrender, is what the US is backing. As long as Ukraine continues to fight, trying to negotiate peace on their behalf is just paternalistic imperialism. Some of the most ardent critics of American imperialism are now advocating for imperialism themselves because they’ve been blinded by their anti American sentiment, no matter how valid the sentiment may be.
If the invasion of Iraq was Imperialism why did we leave?
Seems like pretty bad imperialism. Almost more like hegemonic regime change. I opposed it because it was a stupid fucking idea, not because I don’t support regime change.
Pinochet is one of the reasons that I support globally-enforced regime change rather than clandestine support of radicals.
You’re just describing US making dumb shit choices, not an Imperialist doctrine.
Oh and I call drone attacks fucking awesome, but definitely still not imperialist. I don’t think you know what imperialism is.
I specifically stated I did not and do not support the war in Iraq.
If you take the drones away from the drone attack, you just replace them with pilots needlessly at risk or soldiers on the ground. You’re upset about the act of bombing, not the drones. That’s like blaming bullets for American foreign policy.
Well to start with, America doesn’t engage in anything approaching imperialism. Hegemony is not imperialism. Words have actual meanings.
After that, I look at the longest period of sustained global peace in human history, caused entirely by US hegemony.
Then when I’m tired of that, I look at the ludicrous amount of net good the US provides the world through trade, influence, and military presence
Shit like that mostly.
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You’re making a gigantic logical blunder here. The US has done a ton of shitty things worldwide. But that does not mean their opposition is necessarily better. When you look at the USSR/Russia and the US, there isn’t exactly a good option. It’s important to remain critical of both however, and not give Russia a pass simply for being anti American. Don’t forget that Ukraine is Putin having a temper tantrum over Ukraine defying Russian imperialism. The US military helping Ukraine defeat Russia is still anti imperialistic despite the US’ checkered history, and is worthy of support.
You can see a lot of leftist thinkers fall into this logic trap, and they end up being anti American, not anti Imperialism. Saying that Ukraine shouldn’t have sought closer ties to the West because it pisses off Russia is a defense of imperialism. Saying the US should negotiate a truce, not Ukraine, is asking for American imperialism to stop the war.
A country’s choice should be a country’s choice. Whatever Ukraine decides, fight or surrender, is what the US is backing. As long as Ukraine continues to fight, trying to negotiate peace on their behalf is just paternalistic imperialism. Some of the most ardent critics of American imperialism are now advocating for imperialism themselves because they’ve been blinded by their anti American sentiment, no matter how valid the sentiment may be.
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If the invasion of Iraq was Imperialism why did we leave?
Seems like pretty bad imperialism. Almost more like hegemonic regime change. I opposed it because it was a stupid fucking idea, not because I don’t support regime change.
Pinochet is one of the reasons that I support globally-enforced regime change rather than clandestine support of radicals.
You’re just describing US making dumb shit choices, not an Imperialist doctrine.
Oh and I call drone attacks fucking awesome, but definitely still not imperialist. I don’t think you know what imperialism is.
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I specifically stated I did not and do not support the war in Iraq.
If you take the drones away from the drone attack, you just replace them with pilots needlessly at risk or soldiers on the ground. You’re upset about the act of bombing, not the drones. That’s like blaming bullets for American foreign policy.
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