Everyone’s a third-worldist declaring “Death to AmeriKKKa” until you suggest that a typical American should have to live on $1000 a month like someone in the average exploited nation. Then they all turn into treat-defending socdems.
Condemn imperialism? Everyone’s on board.
Materially preclude imperialism? Crickets.
Are they still mad about not being able to extend the lease on Hong Kong?
Are they jealous since being surpassed in nominal GDP in 2007 by a country with 18 times the population?
Or do they just hate to see China go for 75+ years without a fragmentation or warlord era?
It would be really useful if there were some trustworthy leftist parties presently operating inside Ukraine that could vouch for how the country is being kept free of authoritarianism. Because the two competing sources are the Putin government (conservative) and pro-Navalny (Russian neoreactionary) faction.
Is there a list of active Ukrainian leftist parties that could corroborate this?