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[-] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 59 points 6 months ago

Liberals have been running wild with the word imperialism lately like a toddler who found a gun

[-] Rom@hexbear.net 32 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

It's their new 'authoritarianism', now whenever a government does anything at all they're labelled 'imperialist'

[-] vovchik_ilich@hexbear.net 1 points 6 months ago

Imperialism is when geopolitical interests, regardless of the consequences of said interests in the quality of life of people or the origin of said interests.

[-] LeninsBeard@hexbear.net 37 points 6 months ago

Israeli left? Uh yeah, I sure hope they did

[-] Azarova@hexbear.net 35 points 6 months ago

we have to find a way to stop liberals from learning words they refuse to understand

[-] AssortedBiscuits@hexbear.net 32 points 6 months ago

imperialistically

[-] sisatici@hexbear.net 27 points 6 months ago

BTW these are the people who were telling that "tankies would have supported nazis and justify it by some leftist lingo".

Saudis are isfakes ally and Iran imperialism is much better than Amerikkkan one

[-] SockOlm@hexbear.net 13 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

These are also the people who were ok with the Gazan genocide while it was killing tens of thousands under Biden - They now need to morally justify their support to themselves since the genocide is continued under 100% Hitler

[-] CupcakeOfSpice@hexbear.net 23 points 6 months ago

I agree with the point that not everyone there is necessarily evil. Some people may want out, but not have the means or ability to. (I would love to get out of the US, but there's no way for me to accomplish that) But on the other hand there are so many examples of absolutely ghoulish actions from so many Israeli settlers that I also totally get where the idea comes from. At the end of the day, they're all living on stolen land with the rightful natives still living there and being actively eradicated. Mostly I feel for the children who have been brought or born here without their consent and are being trained in hatred. I hope they can grow up to see the evil of that state and, if it still exists, GTFO

[-] D61@hexbear.net 21 points 6 months ago

Poisoned soil grows bitter fruit and all that...

[-] XiaCobolt@hexbear.net 23 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I remember a podcast where Matt Christman talking about Iran said something like "THEY LIVE THERE!", like good or bad it makes sense for Iran to want their neighbors to be stable and to be aligned to them, not ISIS, or a US puppet or a failed state etc. Compared to the USA, UK, France etc

And like even for countries with terrible governments like Saudi Arabia or Jordan, Israel is a really dangerous wildcard to have next to you.

[-] plinky@hexbear.net 18 points 6 months ago

the fuck? sa likes pisrael, iran couldn't benefit from failure, cause pisrael production is being an american dog in the region, not an easy sell for iran, exactly.

[-] LargeAdultRedBook@hexbear.net 17 points 6 months ago

Having interests and pursuing them is imperialism. Everyone wants to be even more imperialist, but they are held back by the imperialists' imperialism, thus preventing an even greater imperialism. Therefore the USA and Pisrael are the lesser evils. Q.E.D.

[-] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 8 points 6 months ago

aww fuck me learning about trains is imperialism

[-] Damarcusart@hexbear.net 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

These western chauvinists really show their true colours ( filled-square ) whenever this sort of topic comes up, don't they? "Sure Israel is bad, but if they collapse scary brown people might be in charge, and we can't have that!"

[-] Meltyheartlove@hexbear.net 10 points 6 months ago

Sovereignty and freedom for colonized nations will result in the eventual collapse of colonial empire thus benefiting the recently independent states imperialistically. very-smart

[-] GoodGuyWithACat@hexbear.net 7 points 6 months ago

Do they mean empirically?

[-] kristina@hexbear.net 7 points 6 months ago

Settlers are bad, yes. And it's even worse when they're actively doing settler shit.

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