He absolutely was and no I don’t believe Russia is imperial, but it is on the same spectrum as the United States still. I explain this more in a different comment below if you want to see my reasoning.
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If the United States decided today that it would bring back a new deal economy and millions of people were given well paying jobs and a comfortable standard of living, would you see that as a step towards communism? Obviously Russias wealth comes from its abundant resources, and I believe the average Russian today sees more of their labor in their pocket than before, but it’s still an economy based on the exploitation of its people. It is miles better than the US new deal economy because that economy was based on the exploitation of its people and also the imperial exploitation abroad, but it’s still on the same spectrum. I think Putin’s correct when he says they are similar to the west.
Hey, at least it’s clumps, could be worse.
Mainly it’s because I do not want to die on one of Americas failing bridges or be crushed by some janky overpass.
Cuba and the DPRK project power by just existing.
I’m confused by this comment because NATO was involved the entire time.
Maybe maybe not, but it’s as true today as it was in the 90’s so that distinction doesn’t really matter.
I think it was Xi who personally said the digital space was an important ideological battleground of the 21st century. Posting is praxis people.
Russia is literally the only reason why countries like Cuba or DPRK are still standing
This is an overstatement. These places are standing because they literally fought and WON against the US. Give them the credit they deserve.
That would have worked on me when I was a libertarian.
They can give you a full marxist breakdown of capitalism though.
If it makes you feel better this is a huge improvement since maybe 10-15 years ago.
The DPRK specifically has artillery pointed at South Korea going on 70 years now. Why do you think they haven’t been invaded? The same with Cuba, they defeated the CIA in the bay of pigs. By routing the United States they defacto project power by existing. It’s the same reason Russia was able to park right up next to Cuba (they might still be there idk) obviously Russia is the larger power, but Cuba at the same time is able to say “if you don’t normalize relations, this will be a reoccurring event”