Beat_da_Rich
Had an anarchist tell me one time that having a pet is oppressive.
I think the major split between communists around the world when talking about imperialism shows that we need an updated materialist definition of imperialism as it reflects the world today.
If we’re just going off of the export of finance capital that Lenin described then Russia meets that definition, economically. China meets that definition (although others on lemmy have gone into great detail about how even that is not the most accurate to say).
But is Lenin’s definition still enough or does it, by itself, obscure the actual power dynamics at play on the world stage today?
People can turn a new leaf. Is this the case with Sachs? Who knows. But it has happened before. Former enemies to socialism and anti-imperialism can and have become class traitors.
US prison population and military expenditure compared to China should say it all. That and the fact that people can’t afford healthcare and housing despite having full time jobs.
Anyone who isn’t convinced by those simple metrics is just operating off of racism and privilege and there’s not gonna be much you can say to convince them otherwise. IMO, value your mental health and move on.