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On "Leftists" And "Anarchists" Who Cheer For Regime Change In Iran (open.substack.com)

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[–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

It's only imperialist if it's actually harmful and extractive. Otherwise all mutual aid is imperialist, Cuba sending doctors throughout the world is imperialist, disaster relief organizations are imperialist. It's nonsense

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

China is not building up African infrastructure out of the kindness of their hearts, and I'm pretty sure you know this.

[–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 days ago

Tragic: the capitalism-poisoned western mind literally cannot concieve of a mutually beneficial arrangement