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The world is not inter-imperialist, with Comrade Perrault
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Apologies for being a few days late! We have been busy producing the new issue of Women & Revolution which should be out soon.
In this episode, Mansa sits down with Comrade Perrault to discuss a big debate on the left: why the world is not defined by an inter-imperialist rivalry, but by the breakdown of U.S. hegemony. We go into some of the arguments on the left for characterising China and Russia as imperialist powers, and what the problems with these are. Hint: revision of Marxism!
The fallacy of the inter-imperialist analysis: https://iclfi.org/spartacist/en/2026-rivalries-fallacy
The world at a turning point: https://iclfi.org/spartacist/en/2025-world
U.S. imperialism turns the screws: https://iclfi.org/spartacist/en/70/screws
The class nature of China: https://iclfi.org/spartacist/en/69/china
Why China is not imperialist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocQX9uBh5j0&t=371s
Why China is not capitalist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsK67oWwa3Y&t=22s
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