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[[File:1920px-North South divide.svg.png|thumb|427x427px|The [[imperial core]] or [[Global North and South|Global North]] in blue benefits from the liberal international order]] | [[File:1920px-North South divide.svg.png|thumb|427x427px|The [[imperial core]] or [[Global North and South|Global North]] in blue benefits from the liberal international order]] | ||
[[File:US national seal reverse.svg|thumb|252x252px|Great Seal of the United States with the Latin text "Novus ordo seclorum," which means "A new order for the ages"]] | [[File:US national seal reverse.svg|thumb|252x252px|Great Seal of the United States with the Latin text "Novus ordo seclorum," which means "A new order for the ages"]] | ||
[[File:UN_resolution_A-77-445.png|thumb|[[United Nations|UN]] General Assembly resolution A/77/445 advocated for an end to the unipolar world order.]] | |||
The '''liberal international order''' ('''LIO'''), referred to as the '''rules-based international order''' ('''RBIO''') in [[Bourgeois media|Western media]], refers to the domination of the world by [[Imperial core|Western]] [[Imperialism|imperialist]] powers. Since the [[Second World War]], the [[United States of America|USA]] has been the world's dominant imperial power.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|newspaper=[[Tricontinental]]|title=Eight Contradictions of the Imperialist ‘Rules-Based Order’|date=2023-03-13|url=https://thetricontinental.org/eight-contradiction-of-the-imperialist-rules-based-order/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030062409/https://thetricontinental.org/eight-contradiction-of-the-imperialist-rules-based-order/|archive-date=2023-10-30}}</ref> | The '''liberal international order''' ('''LIO'''), referred to as the '''rules-based international order''' ('''RBIO''') in [[Bourgeois media|Western media]], refers to the domination of the world by [[Imperial core|Western]] [[Imperialism|imperialist]] powers. Since the [[Second World War]], the [[United States of America|USA]] has been the world's dominant imperial power.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|newspaper=[[Tricontinental]]|title=Eight Contradictions of the Imperialist ‘Rules-Based Order’|date=2023-03-13|url=https://thetricontinental.org/eight-contradiction-of-the-imperialist-rules-based-order/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030062409/https://thetricontinental.org/eight-contradiction-of-the-imperialist-rules-based-order/|archive-date=2023-10-30}}</ref> | ||
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=== Finance capital vs. working classes === | === Finance capital vs. working classes === | ||
As the [[Tendency of the rate of profit to fall|rate of profit falls]], the bourgeoisie turns to [[fictitious capital]] and speculation. As of 2022, derivatives are worth $18.3 trillion in market value but $632 trillion in notional value, more than five times the world's GDP.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
=== National bourgeoisie vs. Southern working classes === | === National bourgeoisie vs. Southern working classes === | ||
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=== Imperialist bourgeoisie vs. Western working class === | === Imperialist bourgeoisie vs. Western working class === | ||
The bourgeoisie of the imperial core is resorting to [[white supremacy]] in order to distract the workers from rebelling against them.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
=== Capitalism vs. the environment === | === Capitalism vs. the environment === | ||
Capitalism is preventing humanity as a whole from reclaiming Earth's natural resources and encourages the destructive U.S. nuclear weapons program.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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* [[International Monetary Fund]] | * [[International Monetary Fund]] | ||
* [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]] | * [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]] | ||
* [[Multipolarity]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Neoliberalism]] | [[Category:Neoliberalism]] | ||
[[Category:Capitalist terminology]] | [[Category:Capitalist terminology]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:03, 6 January 2024
The liberal international order (LIO), referred to as the rules-based international order (RBIO) in Western media, refers to the domination of the world by Western imperialist powers. Since the Second World War, the USA has been the world's dominant imperial power.[1]
Contradictions[edit | edit source]
Capitalism vs. socialism[edit | edit source]
In 2013, China overtook the USA in terms of GDP PPP without using colonialism, slavery, or war as the Atlantic powers did and ended 500 years of Western dominance.[1]
Imperialist bourgeoisie vs. national bourgeoisie[edit | edit source]
The bourgeoisie of non-Western countries such as India, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey is breaking away from the West.[1]
Imperialist bourgeoisie vs. Southern working classes[edit | edit source]
The proletariat, peasantry, and lower petty bourgeoisie of the Global South are increasing their opposition to the West. For example, people in Burkina Faso and Mali are driving the French military out of their countries, and Colombia elected its first anti-US president.[1]
Finance capital vs. working classes[edit | edit source]
As the rate of profit falls, the bourgeoisie turns to fictitious capital and speculation. As of 2022, derivatives are worth $18.3 trillion in market value but $632 trillion in notional value, more than five times the world's GDP.[1]
National bourgeoisie vs. Southern working classes[edit | edit source]
Many countries in the Global South are ruled by pro-Western compradors and have extreme wealth inequality.[1]
Imperialism vs. independent states[edit | edit source]
The USA has been targeting socialist states as well as capitalist countries that are not under its control. It is seeking to balkanize Russia and destroy its nuclear weapons.[1]
Imperialist bourgeoisie vs. Western working class[edit | edit source]
The bourgeoisie of the imperial core is resorting to white supremacy in order to distract the workers from rebelling against them.[1]
Capitalism vs. the environment[edit | edit source]
Capitalism is preventing humanity as a whole from reclaiming Earth's natural resources and encourages the destructive U.S. nuclear weapons program.[1]