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Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism - V.I. Lenin

Red Menace

CHAPTER

The Importance of Proletarian Internationalism

Allison Rigt: If imperialism truly is a stage of capitalism, then all the romantic liberal ideas of capitalism as a mechanism for prosperity and freedom are lies. The so called sperity of capitalism in one part of the world depends on the abject poverty of countless people. Peace under capitalism can only ever be an illusion," she says. "If we want peace, we must overthrow the very system which tries to convince us that it represents democracy and peace"

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