In this 5th Debunk of the Day, we’ll discuss something that sounds great in theory, but was completely turned upside-down by the tankie kind of vatnik: anti-imperialism. More consistent anti-imperialists call this the “anti-imperialism of idiots”.

“Anti-imperialism” was popularized by Lenin, who saw imperialism as the ultimate stage of capitalism. Ironically, the largest empire is now… Putin’s Russia, proud heir to both Lenin’s Soviet Union and to the Tsarist Empire.

Indeed, Russia is an empire that is still ruled by a de facto all-powerful Tsar, that still proudly flies its imperial flag, that still dreams of expanding its already huge territory through brutal conquest and colonization.

The way the term is mostly used now, “anti-imperialism” has nothing whatsoever to do with opposing imperialism. In fact, nowadays it means literally the opposite: support for crass imperialism, brutal colonialism, and genocidal wars of conquest. We can even wonder if…

…those “anti-imperialists” would oppose a US invasion of Greenland or Canada? Or do they only protest wars if they threaten their favorite evil empire?

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