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The question of imperialismfor Marxists began in the 20th century by trying to understand
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international capitalist competition and war
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hierarchy within world capitalism and relationship between imperialist countries and colonies
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Recent data indicates that hierarchy still exists in the capitalist world
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The author critiques Robert Brenner for dismissing imperialism as a problem
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The author highlights that Engelswas already pointing out that England was beginning to form a kind of labor aristocracy
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Marx was already beginning to observe the [[file:~/org/roam/20210403142548-problem_of_working_classes_in_advanced_capitalist_countries_abandoning_socialism.org][problem of working classes in advanced capitalist countries abandoning socialism]]
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Eduard Bernsteinbelieved that imperialismwas novel, and that there was a possibility for progressive, socialist colonies
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The Second Internationalwas hotly divided on the question of imperialism and colonialism
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It's worth noting that the author defines imperialism as "the transfer of surplus from the periphery to the capitalist center"
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The author argues that Chinais a semi-peripheral country in the capitalist world order
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See also: is china imperialist?
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The author argues that if China is to become imperialist it would mean a dramatic increase in value transfer from the periphery
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