• Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
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    15 hours ago

    The absolute minimum you could do is attempt to understand what Imperialism actually is. Imperialism isn’t “invasion,” it’s a form of international extraction similar to nation scale bourgeois/proletarian relations. The fact that you’re trying to redefine Imperialism as “invasion” to make someone who linked a good source outlining what Imperialism actually is in order to make the person you replied to seem hypocritical is the peak of dishonesty.

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        2 hours ago

        Yes, Marxists use the latter definition listed, not the bolded, because it’s a process that is trackable and explainable within itself. Adding “invasion” to the mix only makes sense if it is as a consequence of the latter, otherwise you can just call it invasion.