Talk:Imperialism

Adding common criticisms

I think it would be cool to add common criticisms directed towards Marxist-Leninists or ML countries in all appropriate articles, much like I did in the last chapter of the article, and address them. Right now the Chinese and Soviet imperialism subchapter is a stub, could someone help flesh it out? --CriticalResist (talk) 13:06, 17 November 2020 (-03)

Ehh.. I kinda disagree on putting criticism from a liberal perspective haha. For now we could leave like this, and then gather data later which shines a light into the cases of China and USSR. Also take a look at this quote:

In the 1960s the Soviet Union strengthened its military presence all along the borders between China and the Soviet Union and Mongolia. The number of missiles was increased to one third of the Soviet Union’s total, and troops were increased to one million, including those sent to Mongolia. Where was the threat coming from? Naturally, China drew its conclusions. In 1963 I led a delegation to Moscow. The negotiations broke down. I should say that starting from the mid-1960s, our relations deteriorated to the point where they were practically broken off. I don’t mean it was because of the ideological disputes; we no longer think that everything we said at that time was right. The basic problem was that the Chinese were not treated as equals and felt humiliated. However, we have never forgotten that in the period of our First Five-Year Plan the Soviet Union helped us lay an industrial foundation. (Deng Xiaoping, available here)

Apparently the Soviet imperialism theory came from mistaken conclusion from the Chinese communists, but further and future research will substantiate (or disprove) our theories. The important thing I want to point out is to focus on the scientific aspects of imperialism. For instance, China exports capital towards exploited nations (which are full of natural resources), which for some people might mean they are imperialists. In the case of China, however, there is not a financial oligarchy taking care of the country, which was one of the most important aspects of imperialism Lenin discovered.

All in all, it's a good article, and another great contribution of yours. Nice work, comrade. --FelipeForte (talk) 19:15, 17 November 2020 (-03)