Social-imperialism

Logo of the Warsaw Pact, a Soviet-led military alliance argued by proponents of this concept to be social-imperialist.

Social-imperialism is a term used by Marxist–Leninists and anti-revisionists in particular. At its core, it means "socialism in words, imperialism in deeds." Social-imperialism may refer to an ideological position by nominal "socialists" in support of imperialism and its conflicts (e.g. the social-chauvinists of the Second International supporting the First World War) or an established system constructed by ex-socialist states under revisionism (e.g. the Soviet Union after de-Stalinization).

Examples

Soviet Union

"Hoxhaists" and Maoists argue that the Soviet Union after 1956 became social-imperialist and restored capitalism. They believe that policies such as "limited sovereignty" and the economic specialization the Soviet Union enforced on other countries embodied this. According to these tendencies, organizations like the Warsaw Pact and COMECON were facilitators of social-imperialism.

See also

• Social-fascism
• Social-chauvinism