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Declaring oneself to be an Anti-Imperialist means one of two things (perhaps overlapping). On the one hand it is an empty and passive opinion, requiring no particular strategy or action, needing no explanation. On the other hand, it doesn’t just mean that one is against imperialism; it specifies a particular way to fight against imperialism—that is Anti-Imperialism. It means taking sides in disputes between parties vying for government control (either trying to keep it or trying to overthrow it). Anti-Imperialism remains attractive to fools precisely because it requires little in the way of critical thinking. Anti-Imperialism is an unthinking leftist's revolutionary (im)posture.