Oh, good, they're not a tankie, they're just a Soviet simp who thinks Anti-Imperialism(tm) is justification for genocide and ethnic cleansing, and opposes any anti-fascist candidate that's not 100% in-line with their ideology. Definitely a big practical difference there, glad I was corrected.
Oh, yes, support of Russia is advocacy for peace, in the same way that an advocate for surrender to Nazi Germany is an 'advocate for peace'. But hey, if it's genocide done by an Anti-Imperialist Power(tm), it's actually 100% peaceful killing, right?
I'm not sure making peace by moving a border by a few hundred miles you're never going to be able to actually militarily reclaim to begin with is accurately described as killing, but, sure? I guess war is peace.
Supplying a nation of 38 million with weapons against a nation of 144 million doesn't ensure them victory against Russia.
If the west genuinely wanted to prevent a genocide they would be supplying them with personnel, too. By drawing out the conflict without giving them a way out of attrition more Ukrainians will die.
The west cares more about hurting Russia than they do about Ukrainian lives.
Ah, yes, when Ukraine has explicitly refused the possibility of Western personnel fighting the war on their behalf. I'm so glad to see that the wishes of the democratically elected Ukrainian government deserve to be discarded, in your view, in exchange for a distinctly paternalist interventionism. Since that's no longer popular in the West, it's not going to happen.
Obviously, since intervening ourselves isn't an option, the only correct thing to do is to let the stronger country win. But it's not might makes right! It's only might makes right when you disagree with it, right?
Ukraine had a treaty they were ready to accept when the west objected to it and pushed them to push the effort forward.
'Let the stronger country win' is a contradiction, either they are the stronger country and they will won, or it isn't just Ukraine fighting it and Russia isn't the stronger opponent.
The west wants to not get involved in the war but they don't want Russia to win, that's the definition of wating your cake and having it to.
It doesn't make it right, they were wrong to violate the international border back in 2014 to begin with, but you could wipe out whole Ukrainian generations ala WWI, and they're not going to retake what Russia has now. You're spilling blood and treasure for nothing, like every US foreign misadventure of my lifetime instead of coming to terms with an unfortunate reality.
I don't disagree with anything you said, but it's just not an argument against imperialism. If anything it's an argument for multi-polarity, but even then I don't think it's the kind of multipolarity leftists are looking for.
I'm speaking to the terms the neolibs understand, nationalist victory, borders on a map, blood, and most importantly, money. Although, if we're getting into opinions about rhetorical efficacy, and I truly don't mean offense by this, I'm just talking in general, I think the term "imperialism" comes across as haughty and doesn't really speak to the moment, in which it's all very imperialistic I 100% grant you, but, and this is just my opinion and I'm not a political scientist -- to say "imperialism" as such is just... it strikes me as of an earlier era. While it's important to respect our past (I literally cry for "Solidarity Forever") I feel like what the neolibs lack, and where their weakness is, is the connection to humanity, which they have completely lost (Thus the "the economy is good, why aren't you grateful, idiot!" platform of the Biden admin) and I think language like "imperialism" makes people either roll their eyes because they've heard it before or roll their eyes because they don't find in relevant to their material condition in a neoliberal world where your interactions are almost exclusively with private actors, even on the state's behalf in neocolonial contexts.
Oh, good, they're not a lib, they're just an Israeli simp who thinks Pro-Imperialismtm is justification for genocide and ethnic cleansing, and opposes any anti-fascist that's protesting against the genocide i'm ok with (and not the genocide I'm not ok with).
Here I thought being for the suspension of ALL aid to Israel, not just for the ongoing genocide but for being an apartheid ethnostate, might have implied that I was anti-Israel, but here I learn that I'm an Israeli simp. How fascinating!
"I'm in support of all the most progressive and leftist ideals, but they are sadly not practical so anyone pushing for them must be treated as controlled opposition"
Pushing for progressive ideals =! Pushing for Trump to win
I'm pushing for progressive ideals. The difference is, I'm not doing it while saying that it's okay not to vote for the anti-fascist candidate if you feel really strongly that fascism winning is preferable to Teach The Dems A Lesson(tm) or Show Your Moral Fortitude(tm).
Right now voting blue is supporting genocide. Doesn't mean it has to stay that way, which is why 'endorsing' a candidate now 3 months before the Democratic convention is dumb
Israel was doing bad shit to Palestine for decades. How many times did you so see Pro Palestine posts in mass before, almost never. Sure it’s worse, but if “leftists” cared so much, why did this huge outcry wait till it’s at it’s absolute worst? Seems real convenient it’s around an election where fascist states known for using troll farms have a vested interest in a Biden loss. Especially when the only candidate who has any chance of making a pro-Palestine compromise is in danger of losing. No one believes Trump will compromise at all and Biden is literally brokering a compromise now. What drives the myriad “true leftists” to prove their point now, at the least opportune possible time? Seems like they have ulterior motives and they’re just hiding behind your claims of leftism.