So since I would consider myself a baby ML. I don’t really trust myself in being able to defend the history and the ideology of Marxism Leninism.
after talking with her about the disastrous effects free market policy would have on Cuba . We came to disagree on how much the embargo mattered. she blames that the under productivity and inefficiency of the Cuban economy is due to the restriction of a free market. I tried responding with that the two currency system solves that problem, but now I realize I probably should be knowing more before arguing.
We also discussed the US interest in invading countries that nationalize their oil. She admitted that there was an incentive to invade these countries. then she asked me why Norway with a nationalized oil production hasn’t been invaded. The only answer I came up with was that Norway is part of the US sphere of influence and participates with imperialism alongside the US. but I don’t feel like that’s a good answer.
If anyone could help me with these two topics that would be highly appreciated.
That’s part of it. The US would lose allies, not just Norway but a lot of other Europeans. A war of aggression against a fellow NATO country would kill NATO.
The other part is white supremacy. It’s easy for the US to point at a POC and say “he’s got a weapon, he’s coming right for us!!” If it invaded a white country and killed hundreds of thousands of white people, the US white settler labor aristocracy would rise up in rage. It would finally see the US empire for what it is. The US wants to prevent that as long as it can.
i wanted to avoid saying that the US was racist, but i guess its the sad truth.