Trot Alternative: “This means opposing […] not just American imperialism, but imperialists like Russia and China as well.”

Original title: Trump Bombs Iran: Can Socialists Support The Iranian State?

This requires a clear opposition to the regime in Iran, a right-wing dictatorship closely linked to Russian and Chinese imperialism and with regional imperialist ambitions of its own. The Iranian government has portrayed itself as leading an “Axis of Resistance” against Israel. But the anti-war movement needs a clear understanding that the Iranian state doesn’t represent a genuine force of liberation for either the Palestinian or the Iranian people.

Anti-imperialism is imperialism, you fool, you absolute baffoon.