“As the era of US and EU hegemony comes to an end and a multipolar world order takes shape, the world witnesses the West’s growing aggressiveness and often irrational actions that could lead to unpredictable consequences,” Turkish political scientist and historian Mehmet Perincek tells Sputnik.

“To restore its increasingly fragile position, Western imperialism resorts to pre-capitalism methods—imposing embargoes, violating private property, seizing foreign assets and oil, breaching the sanctity of homes, abducting presidents, and even attempting to assassinate heads of state,” the analyst stresses.

A similar situation is taking place at sea: international maritime law is being violated, merchant ships are being fired upon, and trade routes are becoming unsafe, which can be described as a “true return to the era of piracy,” according to Perincek.

As for the West’s confrontation with Iran, the former has found itself in a classic “double-edged sword” situation, where both retreat and further attacks create new challenges, the pundit wraps up.

[–] generalSecretarybird@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The framing of those methods as "pre-capitalism" is strange, embargoes and violence have continously been used in this era against governments of countries that go against capitalist order

[–] Lenins_Dumbbell@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 5 days ago

Yeah the pre-capitalism bit oozes unseriousness. All these methods were very explicitly carried out by imperialist powers after capitalism essentially saturated their domestic markets and they set out to conquer foreign markets. Nothing about these methods is "pre-capitalism"

Perhaps a more apt phrase would be the end of neoliberal globalization. That was the ultimate streamlining of capitalist exploitation of the third world. And that is what is coming to an end as alternate powers emerge from the third world.

[–] darkernations@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Western imperialism resorts to pre-capitalism methods

I know we have to sometimes pick our battles but I fucking hate this nonsense, this whole techno-feudalism-this-isn't-proper-capitalism nonsense. And the more I read Marx the less I can tolerate the likes of proudhonist anti-marxist Hudson.

Added: 🤣 I had it new chat order mode and didn't realise there's already been a few replies regarding this haha! I will leave it here nonethelesss

[–] shreditdude0@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Oh, but if only someone had warned the world about the perils it would be subjected to when capitalism finds itself imploding in on itself!

[–] 201dberg@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 4 days ago

Something something tankies, something something burden, right all the time.