#Anti-Imperialism

[kropotkindersurprise]

February 28, 2024 - American military veterans burn their uniforms calling for a free Palestine, at a vigil for Aaron Bushnell in Portland, Oregon. [source]

[thererisesaredstar]

by studiosalud (2024)

[recreationaldivorce]

anti-imperialist network is organising a fundraiser for the communist party of the congo (PCCO, parti communiste du congo) to fund their organising efforts. i highly recommend that people who have shared news about the ongoing genocide in the congo donate to actual organising efforts by communists in the congo if they can; this is important political solidarity work for global north/imperial core communists to engage with. and as usual, if u can't donate then share, etc

edit: it looks like gofundme removed the fundraiser. it wasn't removed by AIN. still trying to ask around to figure out what's happening with the situation but just in case anyone's trying to donate. maybe keep an eye on AIN's social media (north america branch (who is/was running the fundraiser), international) for updates

edit 2: back online :)

update from AIN:

[wallisninety-six]

I’m just gonna say it, while Russia’s invasion of Ukraine rightfully being condemned, is barbaric & beyond stupid, and left them with heavy sanctions- The US deserves that exact same treatment and should have been the most sanctioned country in the world after they invaded Iraq 20 years ago

1 million Iraqis dead- family, friends, children, and community gone, a whole region of the world destabilized, infrastructure destroyed, abuse of women and children, and extensive torture & torture networks and black sites that defy humanity. All from an *illegal* war, and it’s even worse when you look at all the other places we invaded- and the US received *zero* consequences for what it’s done. It’s only fair, right?

[olekciy]

    A short reminder that Russia is imperialist, has been imperialist for a long time, and there's no way around that fact.

Sections of the Western left have developed a narrative according to which Russia has been gradually surrounded by NATO and that supposedly "provoked" Putin. It's increasingly difficult to sustain the notion that Russia is simply "defending itself" after 24 February 2022, but the thing is - the invasion did not come out of the blue. One needs a different narrative to understand what Russia actually is: an aggressive imperialist power alongside other imperialisms.

So, a different narrative:

- 1994: Russia, with US support, acquires Ukrainian nuclear arsenal in exchange for the assurances to respect Ukraine's territorial integrity

- 1997: Russia acquires the Sevastopol naval base and almost all of the ships (82%, to be exact)... in exchange for the assurances to respect Ukraine's territorial integrity!

- 2004: Russia meddles in Ukrainian presidential elections, fighting hard to force an undemocratic fraudulent outcome, but fails

- Mid-to-late 2000s: As punishment for Ukraine electing Yushchenko, Russia uses energy blackmail, a form of economic coercion not very different from the IMF and World Bank lending and conditionality

- 2008: NATO refuses to adopt a roadmap towards Ukraine's membership and in effect postpones the decision indefinitely. Ukraine's security is in no way guaranteed, while Russia has already demonstrated the propensity to use coercion to force Ukraine to do its bidding

- 2009: Dmitry Medvedev, then president, writes to Yushchenko that "Russia does not pose and cannot pose any kind of threat to Ukraine", so seeking NATO membership is stupid. Yea, sure

- 2014: Russia, which "does not pose and cannot pose a threat to Ukraine"... annexes Crimea. Really, Dima?? I thought you were for real??

Of course, by annexing Crimea Russia not only makes all the previous statements that it "can never pose a threat to Ukraine" a ridiculous lie, but also breaks the 1994 memorandum and 1997 treaty. "We are the Kremlin. Our word is worth nothing"

- Crimea's annexation provokes armed separatism in Donbas that Russia supports and coordinates, including direct military command and control, and then completely subordinates Donbas "authorities", in effect occupying the region

- Ukraine's still not in NATO, its security is still in no way guaranteed, and the supplies of US weapons only begin in 2018. They are kept to a minimum... out of fear of provoking Russia!

- Nevertheless, on 24 February 2022 Russia launches a full-scale invasion to establish 100% control over all of Ukraine in one way or another. There is literally no military development on the ground that could have provoked the invasion. On Russia's part, it's a war of choice in exactly the same way the invasion of Iraq was a war of choice for the US in 2003.

Now, this is only the general outline. One should add Russia's drowning of Ukraine with spies and agents of influence, money to corrupt Ukrainian politicians and massive acquisition of Ukrainian assets to impose economic and political dependency.

These are well-known facts, but so many on the left refuse to see the story behind them. It's a story of decades of imperialist aggression, culminating in a war that cost 150,000 lives in 2022 alone. Any discussion of left-wing internationalism should begin with recognizing the reality of what Russia is and what it did.

[degeneratedworker]

'For anti-imperialist solidarity, peace and friendship!' Soviet Union 1989

[fuckyeahmarxismleninism]

Throwing the door open for oppressed people: Bolshevik Revolution changed the world forever

By Stephen Millies

The Bolsheviks fought pogroms with guns in hand. Lenin waged war on racism. He enriched Marxism by teaching that workers in the big capitalist countries had to support revolts in the colonies.

[chdkz-veteran]

[sissa-arrows]

40 years ago today on October 24th 1984 France arrested Georges Ibrahim Abdallah. He is considered to be the political prisoner kept for the longest time in Europe. There’s a protest for his liberation this Saturday (October 26th in front of the prison where they held him hostage).

Below the cut for the more detailed story.

In 1982 the Lebanese Armed Revolutionary Factions (LARF) killing a CIA agent and a Mossad agent in Paris. In 1984 they wounded an American consul at the European Parliament. For these three attacks the LARF said it was lawful resistance against an occupying force because Lebanon was getting attacked by “Israel” backed by the US.

A couple months later, on October 24th 1984, Georges Ibrahim Abdallah is arrested in Lyon (France) for having a real fake Algerian passport (meaning the passport was a real one made by the proper authorities but the name on it was fake). The French accuse him of forgery and fraud but he is a member of the LARF so the US and Israel are not okay with such a minor accusation and start pressuring France.

In 1985 the LARF kidnaps a French guy in Lebanon to exchange him with Georges Ibrahim Abdallah. Algeria gets involved and contact the chief of the DSE (now DGSI the equivalent of the FBI) to negotiate the exchange and France accepts but right when it’s about to happen they conveniently find the alleged weapons used to kill the Mossad and CIA agents. So the negotiations are canceled and he is judged for owning guns illegally and fraud and forgery. He is condemned to 4 years in jail but once again the US and “Israel” get involved to get him judged for being a murder accomplice.

In 1987 he is judged again this time for murdering the CIA and Mossad Agents. To that accusation he answered that the people did not give him the honor to make him participate to these anti imperialist actions but that at least he has the honor to be accused of them and to be able to defend their legitimacy in front of court. He also said that everything he did is because of the injustice of human rights when it’s about Palestine. The prosecutor requires a 10 years sentence but the judge condemn him to life in jail.

The same year in 1987, his lawyer admits that he betrayed him and sold him out and that he has no regrets but France refuses to consider that it makes the trial void.

According to French law he’s been able to file for early release since 1999. Multiple different judges granted him early release but each times the US (Including your Democrats fav like Hillary Clinton got personally involved to make sure he would stay in jail) and “Israel” contacts the French government who then refuses to give the final approval for his release. Lebanon asked for his release multiple times but every time France chooses to stand with oppression and colonialism.

The chief of the DSE (now DGSI aka the French equivalent of the FBI) I mentioned before in the post will later confirm multiple times that “Israel” and the US pressured and threatened France to keep Georges Abdallah in jail and that this is about revenge not about justice. He also said that while people can disagree with Georges Ibrahim Abdallah calling these attacks resistance against oppression he actually did nothing wrong especially considering the context of Sabra and Shatila.

For context it took 17 years of trials for France to judge Maurice Papon, an actual Nazis who send Jews to camps and slaughtered Algerians, and when he was finally judged guilty of an actual crime against humanity (only for WW2 for Algerians he was never judged because you know some lives are juste worth more than others apparently) he took only a 10 years sentence and he was let out after only 4 years.

Because of all of this, the pressure, the suspicious trial… Georges Ibrahim Abdallah is considered to be a political prisoner which makes him into one of the political prisoner imprisoned for the longest time in the world and the longest time in Europe. (All the political prisoners who have been imprisoned for the longest period in the Global North are somehow related to Palestine)

[proletarianpolitics]

[Wir sind 900 millionen; auch deine Stimme für Frieden und Sozialismus]

"We are 900 million; and your vote for freedom and socialism!", German Democratic Republic (1958).

[fru-fru-brigade]

Anime was better before it got political. Like Combattler V, where Dr. Nanbara calls nations a meaningless concept while trying to rally world leaders in opposition to an enemy that speaks of wiping out the barbarians so their superior culture can colonize. Wait, no.

[kropotkindersurprise]

James Baldwin, talking about living his life based on observable fact, instead of white liberal promises. [link]

[thererisesaredstar]

We Will Not Abandon Palestine

Beruit, Lebanon (2024)

[startrek2024]

IF YOU SUBMITTED A FORM but still haven’t received your invite on Signal, please check the Signal app or double check that you have an account with the number you gave.

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We’re a group of Trekkies in anti-imperialist orgs who want to make sure 2024 doesn’t pass without revolutionary activity within our fandom. Our prime directive is to help bridge the gap between the revolutionary momentum among fans and the ongoing revolutionary work needed to actually fulfill it.

This is a call for other socialist organizers to join us in outlining this project. All anti-imperialist ideological tendencies are welcome and encouraged.

You will be added to a group chat on Signal after submitting the above form. The next step will be a brainstorming session in January. We already have some ideas, but we want to hear everyone's ideas and reach a consensus together about a basic plan.

We appreciate the shared understanding that our mention of fictional events, when given the context of work well beyond the scope of acute confrontations which would never begin on social media, are merely convenient references to late-stage capitalist crises that already actually occur.

We will be making this call for the rest of the month.

[themassespress]

Genocide Wins the Election; The People Lose

By The Editorial Board of The Masses Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the “united states” in what appears to be a total blowout of the Democratic Party. Trump not only won the Electoral College with ease, capturing swing states like Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, and Wisconsin, but also won the popular vote. The Harris campaign was handed this election on a silver platter after…

[milkboydotnet]

Marcos Jr. sells out PH sovereignty for US war preparations vs China

NDF-International | National Democratic Front of the Philippines

April 10, 2024

Marcos Jr.’s trip to the United States for a trilateral summit with US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is an utter and complete sell-out of Philippine sovereignty to US war designs in Asia. The so-called “trilateral summit” is set to discuss “maritime security cooperation” between the three countries.

Marcos Jr. is willingly offering the Philippine archipelago to serve as a ‘theater of war’ by allowing the US to position its military arsenal on land, sea, and air. The Philippines is a crucial piece in the “US Island Chain strategy” to contain China. The Philippines’ strategic location allows the US to constrict regional waterways and position readily deployable military air power in close proximity to China. In order to achieve its objectives, the US is escalating war preparations in the region by encouraging Japan and other imperialist allies to join the geopolitical chess game.

In the said trilateral meeting, Marcos Jr. seeks to further increase US military footprint in Philippine soil while talks are underway with Japan for a reciprocal access agreement that will allow Japanese military presence in the country. In fact, preparations are already ongoing for the biggest Balikatan Exercises in history which is expected to draw at least 16,000 troops to participate. The Balikatan war games this year aims to test the so-called ‘Comprehensive Archipelagic Defense Concept (CDAC)’ patterned after US imperialist war plans in the region. These actions form part of the US strategy to provoke China into “firing the first shot” demonstrating the US government’s bloodthirst.

On the other hand, Marcos Jr.’s actions prove his outright subservience to US imperialist war preparations and his readiness to drag the Filipino people in the middle of a brewing inter-imperialist conflict. Marcos Jr. must be held accountable for his reprehensible sell-out of Philippine sovereignty and his blatant disregard for the lives of the Filipino masses. More importantly, the Biden administration must be denounced for its continued exportation of wars of aggression from Ukraine to Palestine and now using the Philippines as a pawn in its attempt to stifle China’s growing influence.