10 Things You Should Know About Imperialism

1. Imperialism

In 1917, Marxist Vladimir Lenin wrote Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism. In this work, Lenin develops the Marxist understanding of Capitalism in the age of Imperialism. Imperialism has continued to develop in Capitalist societies and takes on many forms not bound by the traditional occupation and colonisation which took place in the 18th to the 20th centuries. Below are the most important examples of imperialism which have continued on into the modern day:

I was prompted to write this after reading a very thought-provoking statement by our Party President in connection with a potential ACP housing campaign. The quote is given below:

“As mentioned in the Program the ways in which we need to build ties with working people is by building strong ties with unions, communities and other working-class organisations, a massive hurdle to building these ties is the lack of communities that already exist…”