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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.

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[–] starkillerfish@hexbear.net 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

i know vijay and tricontinental quite well! my issue right now is more of a "how do i explain this to someone else" rather than how to dive deeper (i am afraid i am too deep), so short clips with good examples of rhetoric are very helpful.

[–] darkernations@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] TankieReplyBot@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 3 months ago

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