cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/6792069

I’ve been running into this conversation quite a few times recently with fellow organizers: that China and Russia are imperialist powers because they are expansionist. While I understand in my brain why this is not the case, it is difficult for me to argue the case. I wonder if there are any useful (and short) analyses / frameworks I can use in a conversation, because I start losing people when I get too into depth in theory.

  • darkernations
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    3 months ago

    Welcome; (1) that snippet is part of a longer video if you are intetested in the fuller context (2) Prashad helps run the Tricontinental Institute for Social Research for various articles for deeper dives (3) if you are looking for various short clips to get your head around a topic to begin with it may be worthwhile searching his name + said topic on youtube /equivalent (eg is China capitalist, imperialism, climate change, Russia etc). However, I would caution that these are just starting points and you should consider more widespread reading when you get the chance. There is no single source but if one had to choose I would point to prolewiki and redsails.org (ok that’s two).