I'm talking about the former. It was written during WW1 and makes an analysis of the reasons why WW1 happened and why it's an imperialist war that took place as a consequence of the capitalists within the different countries fighting for supremacy. I don't expect the Chinese government to encourage militarism and conflict, but I do expect that from the US government, and I can't say I feel like the US will give away its hegemony in the world stage without a "tantrum" first.
It was honestly scary reading Lenin's Imperialism, and then thinking of the current trends in geopolitics...
is that Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism? or Imperialism and the Split in Socialism? it's about time I start reading these things
I'm talking about the former. It was written during WW1 and makes an analysis of the reasons why WW1 happened and why it's an imperialist war that took place as a consequence of the capitalists within the different countries fighting for supremacy. I don't expect the Chinese government to encourage militarism and conflict, but I do expect that from the US government, and I can't say I feel like the US will give away its hegemony in the world stage without a "tantrum" first.