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[–] davel@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

that’s basic human behavior.

It’s has nothing to do with the material conditions, iT’s JUsT hUmAN NAtUre.

The problem is not human nature, it is imperialism, otherwise known as monopoly capitalism, otherwise known as the highest stage of capitalism. In the time of British hegemony it took the form of colonialism, and in the current time of American hegemony it has taken the form of neocolonialism.