Why isn't soviet forced expansion (aka occupation) considered imperialism?

Why isn't soviet forced expansion (aka occupation) considered imperialism?
Not trying to flame, im just curious since no one ever answered this question without doing some whattaboutism on "muh US".

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because state capitalism

Because the other option to left-wing imperialism is Socialism in One Country which is considered evil because Stalin said he did it (even though he also was a pretty big imperialist) and it sounds somewhat nationalist which of course is even eviler than Capitalism.

Also definitional semantics about how socialist imperialism isn't imperialism because its purpose is to "liberate" people even though that's exactly the argument the white man's burden folks in the 19th century and recent history's neoconservatives had.

It was, but unfortunately Lenin wrote a book which said that imperialism was bad. This leaves tankies in the awkward spot of having to explain how Uncle Joe's imperialism actually isn't imperialism at all, as they must always pretend that Stalin was simply upholding Lenin's legacy and not deviating from it enormously - even though Lenin already accused Stalin of "dominant nation chauvinism" when Uncle Joe, as Commissar for the Nationalities, used military force to attempt to annex semi-independent Georgia directly into Russia in 1920.

To be honest OP, read Hoxha's criticisms of the ensuing imperialist policies that revisionists like Khruschev conjured up.

It is imperialism, but of a fundamentally different form than capitalist imperialism.

For some reason, people have this idiotic idea that Lenin was saying all imperialism is capitalistic. This is obviously untrue to anyone who has picked up a history book OR actually read what Lenin was saying.

They conquered that territory by smashing the local fascist puppet governments. It was 100% justified.

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Its not wahtaboutism when one party is attacking the other.
The workers are victims of capitalism.And so is any socialist leaning power that arises.

If I punch you and you punch me back it's no longer two isloated parties engaging in violence.
When the US sets their goal of erradicating socialism… you fill the rest.

because tankies are just as fucking retarded as any kind of nationalist and adopt a "my country can do no wrong" attitude

If you're referring to the civil war that's idiotic
Literally all the member republics of the USSR before the 30s were products of revolution and willingly joined the union

But it is. There have been denunciations of "social-imperialism" or whatever since probably the second Lenin set foot in the Winter Palace.

but it is considered imperialism. because it is imperialism. disregard the tankinis. they are fascists in red disguise. have a nice day user.

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Fuck off brainwashed liberal

look at the raging red fascist. cute.

kys

triggered.

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argument?

No arguments here, only a liberal and his horseshoe theories

No arguments here, only angry red fascists.

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you already are one, you're just in denial. have fun brawling with your mirror image. one day you'll realize again how much your authoritarian and murderous convictions unite you and there'll be another molotov ribbentrop pact. you and the Holla Forums nazis are truly brothers in spirit.

wtf I am Berlin-Moscow Axis now

what is it like to be so stupid, you must tell me

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glad you come out of the closet and publicly announcing that tankies are just Holla Forumsacks wearing red makeup.

not an argument.

Liberals will side with Nazis before they side with Socialists. WWII was an arbitration and only happened because of Hitler's autism.

It seems that you know nothing about either

red fascists will side with liberals and actual nazis before they side with the people. The spanos civil war proved this to the world once and for all.

Stay mad, Orwell

thanks for proving my point.

Because those "atrocities" are fake news. Russia is recognizing its Continental Destiny. If America helped Latin America the immigration issue is non-existent. And well Canada may as well up the fuck and join. A nazbol America would adopt single payer.

What did he mean by this?

But it's not different at all, it's exactly the same.