Exporting environmentally destructive resource extraction and production to the global south, allowing them to reap the benefits of plastics and meat without suffering the costs of massive amounts of pollution and hyper-exploitation of local workers.

Being welcomed under the umbrella of America/NATO protection instead of being labeled as one of its enemies.

Like, come on.

[–] GoodEye8@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Exploitation of cheap labor and resources in the global south, which create artificially cheap commodities to subsidize their lifestyles.

Exporting environmentally destructive resource extraction and production to the global south, allowing them to reap the benefits of plastics and meat without suffering the costs of massive amounts of pollution and hyper-exploitation of local workers.

So, like every developed country in the world? Even post-soviet countries that never even existed before 1991 are imperialistic? Who would've thunk.

Being welcomed under the umbrella of America/NATO protection instead of being labeled as one of its enemies.

You do realize that countries technically speaking Sweden is not even in the NATO yet and a year ago neither Sweden or Finland were in NATO and had no intention to join NATO until Russia threatened them? They achieved their welfare states before they decided to join NATO. Does that retroactively turn them imperialistic?

Like, come on.

Yeah, come on. Use your brain for once and don't just spew tankie bullshit.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml -4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

So, like every developed country in the world? Even post-soviet countries that never even existed before 1991 are imperialistic? Who would’ve thunk.

Every first world country in the world. The second world (post-soviet countries) aren't really allowed to benefit from imperialism.

Surely you've noticed how much worse off they are? Do you think that's just because the USSR ruined them and they still haven't recovered? Do you not realize how much better things were before the West's so-called "shock therapy" destroyed all of their social programs?

You do realize that countries technically speaking Sweden is not even in the NATO yet and a year ago neither Sweden or Finland were in NATO and had no intention to join NATO until Russia threatened them? They achieved their welfare states before they decided to join NATO. Does that retroactively turn them imperialistic?

Sweden still fell under the umbrella of protection! Do you really think if Russia invaded Sweden a year ago that the US would allow it?

Use your brain.

[–] reinar@distress.digital 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

that's just because the USSR ruined them...

Germans still pay solidarity tax lil bro... USSR was one of the most talented entities in fucking up entire countries for decades to come, politburo was producing most vile, scheming and backstabbing ruling class ever to imagine. The very same people were running privatization and scraping all the social security programs in place, your boys from the West in Yeltsin's team were simply lacking and couldn't keep up.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml -3 points 1 year ago

I'm sure the Cold War has nothing to do with that lol

The fuck did you call me, btw?

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