Local vs amazon are not the only 2 options. And let me be very clear. I am not simply saying “Buy local”. Conflating that with ethical shopping is wrong.

People have no morals. Most people only care about the cheapest price, and after that getting the best item for the cheapest price

Companies/creatives/collectives need a way to show what they have to offer so it gets out there. Ads are far and away out of control, but their abolishment has it’s own problems (and people will advertise anyways, just stealth like they already are)

Yeah, like pretending genociding Ukrainianes is because of nato

The second is that it only includes atate actions meant to take territory in an official capacity, while many imperialist actions have been carried out under the auspices of private companies like Haliburton, Dole, the United Fruit Company, and the Dutch East India Company.

For the record, my stated definition does not limit it. When “especially” is used in definitions, it’s not stated as a limiter but rather to show it primarily applies to as such.

which is neither unprovoked nor being done to expand Russian territory

This is a fundamental disagreement. Especially in regards to saying it’s not to expand their territory as a goal.

One interesting thing I find with lemmy. Is equating ownership existing with capitalism. Presumably because that’s how it’s portrayed in communist literature.

aggression with an expansionist agenda.

especially by a country and especially unprovoked.

Economically or militarily.

D-day wouldn’t be included because the goal wasn’t expansion. Though I would be very surprised if the usa and Europe hadn’t perpetrated many acts that should be included during the full course of the war.

And of course you can get into the argument of cultural imperialism as well

The Marxist definition is strictly different, not a clarification. The Marxist one posits only capitalism can be imperialist, something I would say is strictly incorrect

Marxist does not get to exclusively define what imperialism is. A more standard definition is far more reasonable to use. However, your comment is very informative to me, I’m glad you took the time to write this out

“if other people are worse, it’s fine if I’m a dick too”

No goalposts have moved dude

Ok but the person above just denied that a square was a rectangle

Nato is not a risk to russia, and never has been. Nato is a defensive alliance. The only way they’re a risk is if russia plans to attack them first. Anyone suggesting that nato provoked it is on something

Invading for territory gain is absolutely synonymous with imperialistic tendencies

Russia isn’t imperialist

Why do you think they’re invading Ukraine. Sparkles and rainbows?

They got a whole hell of a lot more than “some” and your metaphor is ridiculously over simplified and not applicable

Absolutely not. It’s not a one way street, Israel is exerting large amounts of bribes and influence to push the states in such a way

Yes. But that’s not perpetrated by the states, especially not with how many nations support Israel, so it is not correct to call it a genocide by the states

The only differenc

e now is that white people aren’t insulated, so now it’s fascism.

White people are still insulated from the consequences. Also, genocide and mass murder do not require fascism. You’re mistaking every horrible thing to be equivalent to fascism, when in reality democracies can and do still perpetrate such horrors. Mass murder on a foreign country is horrific, and wrong, but that does not automatically make it fascist.

Israel is a US puppet state

With how much they control USA politics, that is blatantly false.

The mask is off.

The degree is different. You think the banning of lgbtq and immigration is the same as before you’re crazy

Literally, no. Trump is a substantial change. Yes, the usa historically has had a massive amount of problems. Trump is not same old but said allowed, he’s a new level of psychotic and demented fascism. The previous stuff was what laid the foundation for a full on fascist to come to power.

the genocide already ongoing.

There was no genocide perpetrated by the states prior to trump in the last 20 years. Gaza, if that’s what you mean, while supported far too much by the states is done by Israel.

The degree is different.

Saying that when trump is bringing about fascism is ironic.