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The Real Reason The Imperial West Hates Russia | Joti Brar (www.youtube.com)

submitted 1 week ago by davel@lemmy.ml to c/communism@lemmy.ml

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Today I’m talking to Joti Brar, one of the leaders of the Communist Party of Great Britain, the editor of the party’s publication, and the Spokesperson for the World Anti-Imerialist Platform.

Joti Brar of CPGB-ML is the daughter of the late Harpal Brar.

“Neutrality Studies” is some Swiss nonsense, but at least they’ll listen to communists and anti-imperialists.

What makes a man turn neutral? Lust for gold? Power?

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[–] ferret@fedi.workersofthe.world -1 points 1 week ago (3 children)

@davel Russia is definitely imperialist, they have their fingers in a good chunk of the Middle East and have in-roads into Africa. Are they on the same level as the USA? Not remotely. But all they would need is a power vacuum in order to make it happen.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Not every relationship is an imperial-vassal one.

Russia was providing aid to Syria against Israel, until the Western imperialist-backed “moderate rebels” finally seized power, and Assad fled to Moscow. This was the culmination of a project that started as soon as France gave up control in 1946. Russia also recently helped Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso kick the French military out.

Whether Russia will eventually turn imperialist on these states remains to be seen. I don’t think it’s in a position to in the foreseeable future, because that wouldn’t sit well with the imperialist states nor with China.

[–] ferret@fedi.workersofthe.world -3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

@davel Imperialism isn't about the creation of vassals, it's an economic division of the world, which Russia certainly does. International oil is a huge thing for them, just as it is for the US. And one imperial side helping the global south against the other imperial side should not be surprising. As it is, African nations are seeing Russia as a better alternative to the USA and China, which is of course by design, and is nothing new.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Imperialism isn’t about the creation of vassals, it’s an economic division of the world, which Russia certainly does.

Imperialism is about economic exploitation, and not every economic relationship is exploitative. Until imperialism & capitalism is eradicated, the world will be divided into blocs, but not every bloc will be an imperialist one, because not every state will be imperialist or imperialized. Some will be non-vassalized capitalist states (known as “non-aligned” during the first Cold War), like Iran, and some will be socialist states, like Vietnam.