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That isn't "anti-imperialism", that's just good old fashioned isolationism. True "anti-imperialism" seems like it would imply some duty to stop imperialism don

• nicholasnorris 5y ago
  That's where you get into a muddy mess of where to draw the line between "imperialism," and something else. There are different takes on what constitutes imperialism, and whether one State trying to push back on what it perceives as creeping imperialism is legitimate. The argument a lot of people are making, not just Russia or Russians, is that overextension of NATO influence was a major cause for the conflict. This might be something like if the Soviet Union had refused to deescalate military support to Cuba during the missile crisis and the US went ahead with military action there. That's not to say that I personally would agree with US intervention in Cuba, or Russia in Ukraine, just trying to understand the logic that's being played by here.
  • ptr 5y ago
    The “nukes in Cuba” in this situation are democracy, free speech, LGBT rights and other Western principles. Yes, they are a threat to Putin and his system.
    • s1artibartfast 5y ago
      None of which are selling points for the Ukrainian government