The fact that the US has been involved in many wars and interferences around the world since 1776 is a testament to the fact that the essence of imperialism is appropriation of surplus value and it only takes the form of military intervention when this is required to maintain the appropriation. The “doctrines” of US foreign policy, starting from Monroe doctrine in 1823, have been designed for the purpose of surplus value appropriation.
Even if one country in the imperial bloc imposes rules (like the US), the other countries in the bloc don’t react because that imposition of hegemony suits the interest of the capitalists of all countries of the imperial bloc. Much geopolitical drama is the ramifications of the quest by imperial countries to extract surplus value from the oppressed countries.
To be radical is to grasp the root of the problem, and Marx’s value theory is the root of understanding imperialism. The remedy against imperialism lies in the working class of every country rising to protect their sovereignty and fight for the welfare of the many instead of the few.
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