Good article by a Pakistani Socialist, which talked about Imran Khan signing with IMF, social conservatism, repression of trade union and farmer groups and military backing to stay in power.

  • CyborgMarx [any, any]
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    3 years ago

    The result is that populists who accept neoliberalism as their economic principle equate anti-imperialism with authoritarian nationalism, disregard for civil liberties, controlling women’s bodies, and repressing minorities. In other words, we are left with a neoliberalism without civil liberties, and anti-imperialism without a vision of emancipation.

    Who does this even describe? Neoliberal populists who are also "anti-imperialists"???? These people don't exist anywhere in numbers large enough to hold power

    Jacobin article arguing about phantom "anti-imperialists" while also implying its good the US overthrew the Pakistani government

    Ok the US approved government isn't going to be better and the disruption caused by power struggles will only hit the working class, if the author wants real anti-imperialists to take power maybe he should recognize the basic fact that independent dictators are easier to overthrow than the client dictators of a superpower

    Reminds me of when Egyptian liberals were celebrating the overthrow of Morsi while studiously ignoring who the fuck was actually doing the overthrowing