Capitalism Must Die! A Series in Parts: Part 16

Imperialist multitasking

They must continuously force open and seize control of more markets. This is one of the driving forces for imperialism. When more than one country does this, major inter-imperialist conflicts ensue. This rivalry—not any sort of moral issue—was the cause of the two major inter-imperialist wars of the 20th Century. So war both captures markets and destroys excess product – it’s capitalist multitasking.

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