The problem with the Western system is not just corruption, it’s that it’s built on a structure of neocolonialism that dominates the entire world. We are opposed to that social relation. You can compare, say, the US vs Iran and say that the US system is more progressive, but opposing the Iran War should not imply that we like Iran, or that we want to make US society more like Iranian society. But, while the Iran War seems to be unpopular enough to be an exception, in other cases this kind of line is often used against us, and against anyone who genuinely opposes the imperial project. Those who opposed the war in Afghanistan, for example, were branded as terrorist sympathizers, regardless of how they actually felt about Al Qaida or their actual reasons for opposing the war.
The problem with the Western system is not just corruption, it’s that it’s built on a structure of neocolonialism that dominates the entire world. We are opposed to that social relation. You can compare, say, the US vs Iran and say that the US system is more progressive, but opposing the Iran War should not imply that we like Iran, or that we want to make US society more like Iranian society. But, while the Iran War seems to be unpopular enough to be an exception, in other cases this kind of line is often used against us, and against anyone who genuinely opposes the imperial project. Those who opposed the war in Afghanistan, for example, were branded as terrorist sympathizers, regardless of how they actually felt about Al Qaida or their actual reasons for opposing the war.