@claire i wonder if those tendencies are more readily explained by the realities of protecting a revolution from imperialist aggression and global capitalism? i see basically every successful anti-colonialist movement called those things, not just the ML(M) ones. i think we in the imperial core have to dismantle the empire and give them back the resources we stole before we are too judgemental of the ways they protect themselves from the imperialism and material scarcity imposed in our names