• Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
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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.