I fucking hate how you libs sling out terminology you do not understand. Imperialism isn't just a word used to describe when "bad country does military stuff". It's an academic term, it's a part of capitalist exploitation, it's an actual process, not just some word every dumbass can shit out to describe what they don't like. Imperialism is when I fuck your mom.

[–] AHemlocksLie@lemmy.zip -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh, I disagree with you, obviously I just don't understand what words mean!

Imperialism is the maintaining and extending of power over foreign nations, particularly through expansionism, employing both hard power (military and economic power) and soft power (diplomatic power and cultural imperialism). Imperialism focuses on establishing or maintaining hegemony and a more formal empire.[

From Wikipedia.

Yeah, that's what I'm accusing Russia of. They have no altruistic intentions in Ukraine. Anyone who thinks Russia is there for any other reason is a sucker.

[–] BanMeFromPosting@hexbear.net 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Lmao this mf out here citing Wikipedia! What's next, gonna quote freedom burger institute?
My guy even you dipshitted quote implies what imperialism actually entails.

obviously I just don't understand what words mean!

Admitting it is the first step

[–] AHemlocksLie@lemmy.zip 0 points 17 hours ago

What the fuck's it matter? I googled a definition on the off chance that may, just maybe, I'd mixed it up, checked a couple of the results, and copied over one of them.

Nope, turns out I knew what the word means. Russia's war on Ukraine is imperialist in nature. They are not in Ukraine for any reason other than their own selfish interests. They want to conquer and annex Ukraine for the express purpose of expansion and economic benefit. Stuff like the warm water ports that Russian trolls have been caught red handed going on about on other social media.