They did, though. They went from "straight up imperialism" -- occupying and directly ruling parts of the Global South -- to the financial neocolonialism we see today. It's still awful, but by any reasonable measure it's a reduction in imperialism.
Plus, all of those countries were reliant on the arch anticommunist United States. How much did we Gladio their leftist movements, and how much did we leverage them into our imperial projects? A social democratic government in 2025 America won't necessarily look like a social democratic government in 1965 Britain.
European Social Democrats ended imperialism is peak white savior lol
National liberation movements crushed imperialism in their respective nations. The imperialists bribed the comprador bourgeoisie of these nations to maintain economic control after the national movement. The neocolonial governments then de-mobilized the masses with symbols of nationalism.
Your congressional gf ain't ending imperialism sorry
Like all these socdem governments on Britain ,Germany, France and Europe in general in the last half a century that reduced their straight up imperialism ,anti communism or even participation in it when they got into power and had straight up majorities
They went from “straight up imperialism” – occupying and directly ruling parts of the Global South – to the financial neocolonialism we see today. It’s still awful, but by any reasonable measure it’s a reduction in imperialism.
You said "they" (Social Democratic governments) ended straight up imperialism.
You can't pass a whole lot with 4 decent people in the House. Assuming we'd be in the exact same spot with a meaningful caucus of decent people is unrealistically pessimistic.
Am I the only one who is unimpressed by this? It's a nice symbolic gesture but really shows the limits of socdem electoralism.
You can still fund the fascists but you have to pretend they'll only use it for democracy.
I don't think this appropriations bill has passed anyway.
It shows the limits of having only a handful of decent members of congress.
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They did, though. They went from "straight up imperialism" -- occupying and directly ruling parts of the Global South -- to the financial neocolonialism we see today. It's still awful, but by any reasonable measure it's a reduction in imperialism.
Plus, all of those countries were reliant on the arch anticommunist United States. How much did we Gladio their leftist movements, and how much did we leverage them into our imperial projects? A social democratic government in 2025 America won't necessarily look like a social democratic government in 1965 Britain.
European Social Democrats ended imperialism is peak white savior lol
National liberation movements crushed imperialism in their respective nations. The imperialists bribed the comprador bourgeoisie of these nations to maintain economic control after the national movement. The neocolonial governments then de-mobilized the masses with symbols of nationalism.
Your congressional gf ain't ending imperialism sorry
Oh good thing I didn't say that, then
What does "reduced" mean
You said "they" (Social Democratic governments) ended straight up imperialism.
Yes, if only we would slap more symbolic gestures onto the side of American imperialism
You can't pass a whole lot with 4 decent people in the House. Assuming we'd be in the exact same spot with a meaningful caucus of decent people is unrealistically pessimistic.