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I don't disagree that the us is imperialist, I'm just saying that it's also imperialist to invade your neighbors to restore the russian empires western border and increase your sphere of influence
Let's imagine China arming and supporting Mexico's opposition parties that align with China. U.S would go into a fit and invade Mexico instantly. Same has been happening in Ukraine for a decade before the war started. You need to also take in account that Russia has been invaded countless times from western powers. Russia's geography is also mostly flat plains, making it easy to invade Moscow from the west. Historical context need to be taken to account.
> Let's imagine China arming and supporting Mexico's opposition parties that align with China.
if that happend I'd support mexico in it's efforts to ally itself with china (if that's what the mexican people want)
> U.S would go into a fit and invade Mexico instantly. Same has been happening in Ukraine for a decade before the war started.
you're just proving my point here, Russia is just as bad as the US
> You need to also take in account that Russia has been invaded countless times from western powers.
russia in it's current form hasn't been invaded, except if you count ukraine, but russia invaded ukraine first
> Russia's geography is also mostly flat plains, making it easy to invade Moscow from the west. Historical context need to be taken to account.
so I can shoot someone because they have an advantage and COULD hurt me?
You're describing different phenomena under the same title, which only adds confusion and not clarity. You should read Lenin, Imperialism isn't that long and it describes the modern form of Capitalism very accurately. Moreover, I don't really think that's an accurate outlook on the Russo-Ukranian war as a motive.
oh, yes I belive it is, why else is russia invading ukraine?
I don't think it makes any real sense to say that it's about returning to restore a Russian Empire's borders. From what we know, there has long been an antagonistic relationship between NATO and Russia, and this continued even after Socialism fell, because Russia eventually kicked out the Western Capitalists that bought up and privatized the former state industry. This was accelerated when Ukraine suffered from the Euromaidan coup, and the Russian-speaking areas of Donetsk and Luhansk broke away.
You were almost correct when you said it was to increase their sphere of influence, the goal of Russia is to either assure Ukraine's neutrality or demilitarize it completely, as NATO has been intentionally encircling Russia and threatening them into opening up and letting the Western Capitalists back in.