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Considering the vast majority of the Middle East was drawn up around geographical landmarks by western colonial powers, instead of their traditional ethnic roots is evidence enough. I cannot fathom how anyone would dispute this fact.

Much of the violence that exists in the region is less about religious extremism than the throes of colonialism still being felt as a result of this poor decision by France and England.

Economic colonialism is one thing (it's pretty obvious that many countries are doing that in the Middle East), but outright claims of being the "rightful rulers" of someplace is an entirely different thing, and highly unprovable. Besides, countries cannot be represented as a single person with singular views, it is unjust to do so.

Comrade The Eden Initiative of Neo Anvilonia;

"Rightful Rulers" is what they think of themselves, Blair, Bush, Harper etc. - economic domination is political domination. It's not unprovable, the proof is in the policies of the western powers.

Neo-Colonialism and Economic Domination

April 15th 2012

Veronica Ming, Communist Party of Canada

In his analysis of imperialism Lenin showed that the development of monopoly capitalism is at the same time the history of its territorial expansion, of its drive to subjugate other peoples and for world domination.

He drew attention to the export of capital as one of the essential forms of this process. This characterization of imperialism holds true today as one of the principal means through which it exercises its policies of neo-colonialism

The main aim of neo-colonialism is to keep the newly emerging economies (nations) under capitalist influence and to undermine the national and social liberation movements. The export of capital is used as an instrument in the competitive struggle between the monopolies of different countries for spheres of influence within the bounds of the imperialist system.

Capital export in the guise of investments and loans is one of the ways through which U.S. imperialism has extended its control over the Canadian economy, not to speak of other capitalist countries, with the aim of subordinating them to U.S. imperialist aims.

Despite the drive toward domination inherent in imperialism, the claim is made, that because most colonial countries have achieved their political independence, imperialism has changed its nature and is a thing of the past. Those who advance this erroneous position make the question of colonies the "main" and sole attribute of imperialism.

What they choose to ignore is the economic foundation of imperialist expansion. What is also ignored is Lenin's point that under imperialism economic annexation is possible without political annexation. Canada illustrates this perfectly. U.S. imperialism "prefers" to uphold the facade of an independent Canada in a formal sense, while striving to control it economically.

V Ming
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countries cannot be represented as a single person with singular views, it is unjust to do so.

What do you mean? The history of the west invading/controlling the east has nothing to do with individuals but the exploitation or the enrichment of entire class sections of different nationalities. The article written by the CP Ireland simply puts forth the western capitalist states intentions.

Thank you comrade, always love the discussions.