Anonymous
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8/16/2025, 10:31:32 PM
No.513226904
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(cont)
The Collapse of the Imperial-Capitalist System
Actually Marx's concept of surplus value is not a "weasel word." It's the tangible profit extracted from labor with every commodity produced. Capitalist warfare is the ultimate exploitation of this surplus. The West’s rhetoric of "freedom" and "democracy" masks the reality that its military aid is financed by the same profit-driven system that benefits directly from the war. This "imperial-capitalist logic" is, at its core, a system of surplus extraction.
Ultimately, the West's failure isn't just a bureaucratic misstep; it's the inevitable collapse of an imperial-capitalist system already in crisis. Historically, war has been a way for capitalism to resolve its internal contradictions: by destroying rivals, securing new markets, and redistributing surplus. The failures in Iraq and the Iran-Iraq conflict showed that this strategy is self-defeating when the bureaucratic costs become too high. The conflict in Ukraine is just the latest instance of this over-reach. Russia's relative advantage stems from a defense industry that is publicly owned and not beholden to the profit motive, allowing it to sustain its efforts where a profit-driven West cannot.
(cont)
The Collapse of the Imperial-Capitalist System
Actually Marx's concept of surplus value is not a "weasel word." It's the tangible profit extracted from labor with every commodity produced. Capitalist warfare is the ultimate exploitation of this surplus. The West’s rhetoric of "freedom" and "democracy" masks the reality that its military aid is financed by the same profit-driven system that benefits directly from the war. This "imperial-capitalist logic" is, at its core, a system of surplus extraction.
Ultimately, the West's failure isn't just a bureaucratic misstep; it's the inevitable collapse of an imperial-capitalist system already in crisis. Historically, war has been a way for capitalism to resolve its internal contradictions: by destroying rivals, securing new markets, and redistributing surplus. The failures in Iraq and the Iran-Iraq conflict showed that this strategy is self-defeating when the bureaucratic costs become too high. The conflict in Ukraine is just the latest instance of this over-reach. Russia's relative advantage stems from a defense industry that is publicly owned and not beholden to the profit motive, allowing it to sustain its efforts where a profit-driven West cannot.