wow

stunning

communism is an economic system

I'll spell it out again

capitalism is an economic system

"because it's a stupid thing to attribute to an economic system"

"no one argues the communist death toll in interventions by socialist states"

I don't count military intervention as the consequence of a country having a specific economic system

be it communism or capitalism

communism is both an economic and political system, actually

sure

and a mode of production, and a philosophy

as capitalist countries and governments undergo different ruling governments with different ideologies, but they're all united by a desire to preserve markets

but also an economic system so

but all communist countries throughout history have displayed equivalent totalitarian tendencies

albeit with varying severity

Do you understand my statement now? @Deleted User

"I don't count military intervention as the consequence of a country having a specific economic system"
But a country with a specific economic system would have a specific incentive to retain influence within a certain economic sphere? so I guess I understand your statement but it's incorrect

How do you make a distinction between a capitalistic intervention and a regular military intervention?

especially in the cold war

can you give me an example of what you think is a 'regular military intervention'?

take any example from history

so, German support for Austria during WWI, for example?

Sure

although that's a direct response to war close to their front

I guess because of cultural, geopolitical and constitutional alliances between Austria and Germany, which could exist if both countries collectivised their fuel allocation for example, whereas something like the Iraq War being motivated by oil would be considerably harder for a country with a socialist mode of production (wherein the ruling class cannot financially benefit from the war's enactment) to justify

Have some faith in Leninism my bois

But the allied forces profited from winning WWI greatly

As would Germany and Austria if they won

no question

they'd be richer

but that wasn't the primary incentive for fighting the war

an economic incentive!

What I'm arguing is that almost all military interventions have a positive economic incentive

incentive =/= consequence

Hard to distinguish one from a ''capitalist'' intervention

I could kill you for trying to kill me, and take your money, the money I could take wouldn't be my driving force behind killing you

it would be fear of destruction

Right, but the end result is the same

And as I already pointed out, the U.S was isolationist at the period in time they had the freest market

politics is a continuous process, there isn't an end result when you're talking about nations' motives for adopting certain command structures