• mrdown@lemmy.world
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    10 days ago

    Nato is an imperialist alliance that was created to fight imperalist USSR. Many of the funding countries was still colonizing other countries when it was created. Nato also destroyed Lybia which is the clearest example of it not being just a defensive alliance. Nato also collaborate with Israel who hold the longest current occupation, again has nothing to do with Europe protection.

    The US could leave Nato today, attack a Nato country and Nato will do nothing about it

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      10 days ago

      One major correction, the USSR was anti-imperialist, which is why the imperialists collaborated to oppose them. Their colonies were in danger of liberation due to the soviets aiding anti-imperialist movements.

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        10 days ago

        If the USSR was anti-imperialist it wouldn’t have been involved in Afghanistan

        edit: Imperialism : a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

        It was imperialism since the goal was to spread socialism to other countries and I have no issues with socialism.

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          10 days ago

          Comparing Afghanistan to 500 years of European colonialism is an interesting strategy.

          Especially since it send to ignore the fact Russia became involved in Afghanistan due in part to Western nations sponsoring a series of coups to take control of their former colony in the first place.