• Prunebutt@slrpnk.net
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      3 days ago

      I don’t think that there’s much of a difference between one (imperialism) and the other (political violence).

      I’m condemning imperialism not because of the violence, but rather because I’m anti-state.

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        I think for most people there’s a line between them helping the Yanukovych ousting succeed in non-violent ways and CIA using or being party to violence to achieve that. But everyone has their own line, you drew it at helping at all.

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          3 days ago

          With all due respect: I drew jack shit of a line.

          Projecting your poliyical power to your political favour outside your own state’s territory is the definition of imperialism.

          I called it imperialism, because it is imperialism. Nothing more, nothing less.

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            I think you misunderstood. Not drawing a line would mean you condone everything. Nothing would be too much. You’re drawing a line at any sort of help CIA might’ve given, with the reasoning that it is imperialism. So that’s your line

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              3 days ago

              Ok. You might have a point that I condemn imperialism.

              However, that was not my initial point. My initial point was how easily imperialism is overlooked if the “good guys” are doing it. Pure James Bond shit.