Ukrainian activist Hana Perekhoda says there is a fundamental contradiction in European leftist thinking: opposition to European rearmament based on its presumed status as an imperialist power, while reality reveals an alarming military vulnerability.
In the face of Russian aggression against Ukraine and within an increasingly unstable geopolitical context, the author invites us to rethink our conception of European defence and the consequences of a moral abandonment of Eastern European countries.
She makes an urgent call to reconcile the preservation of the European democratic framework with an internal struggle for its social transformation.
I observe, in Western European leftist circles, a principled opposition to any strengthening of European military capabilities. The argument is clear: Europe is supposedly an imperialist power, and it would therefore be morally unacceptable for it to rearm. France’s current role in the Congo, for example, illustrates this. This horrible reality fuels legitimate resentment in many regions of the world and demonstrates the persistent blindness of most Europeans.
I observe, in Western European leftist circles, a principled opposition to any strengthening of European military capabilities. The argument is clear: Europe is supposedly an imperialist power, and it would therefore be morally unacceptable for it to rearm. France’s current role in the Congo, for example, illustrates this. This horrible reality fuels legitimate resentment in many regions of the world and demonstrates the persistent blindness of most Europeans.
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