I work in medicine, and one of the hospitals in our system is the VA. I have literally no interest in serving veterans; people who fight in wars for America pretty much stand and act against everything I believe in. It's not necessarily that I think these people don't deserve great healthcare, it's that I don't want to be the one giving it to them. I would much rather spend my time serving people from my community who didn't spend large parts of their lives wrecking other communities.
Sure, some of my patients anywhere are going to be complete assholes. Sure, there are a lot of veterans who weren't involved in combat (but they did directly aid those in combat at least, right?). Idk, is there a perspective I'm not seeing here? Is it wrong for me to be morally opposed to working for the VA?
That would also apply to all of us. Anyone performing any labor for an American company or actively receiving the benefits of imperialism (cost of products, etc.) are also furthering that, just in a less direct way.
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Any socialist revolution where the residents of the imperial core get to keep their ill-gotten wealth is no socialist revolution at all.
I wonder what's underneath the settler colonialist self interest of "degrowth will harm the global poor!!!"