Most people living in the imperial core don’t materially benefit from imperialism. Without imperialism, domestic capitalists would be far less powerful, which would facilitate revolution. Moreover, only a minuscule part of the value extracted through imperialism is actually spent on improving domestic workers’ material conditions (not that this would justify imperialism, but it would explain why some workers are pro-imperialists).
Non-materially speaking, I hate imperialism because I have a very slight shred of empathy toward other humans, and I despise the fact that my government is partially responsible for tens of thousands of people dying every day from starvation, lack of clean drinking water, preventable diseases, etc.
Most people living in the imperial core don’t materially benefit from imperialism. Without imperialism, domestic capitalists would be far less powerful, which would facilitate revolution. Moreover, only a minuscule part of the value extracted through imperialism is actually spent on improving domestic workers’ material conditions (not that this would justify imperialism, but it would explain why some workers are pro-imperialists).
Non-materially speaking, I hate imperialism because I have a very slight shred of empathy toward other humans, and I despise the fact that my government is partially responsible for tens of thousands of people dying every day from starvation, lack of clean drinking water, preventable diseases, etc.