About Imperialism
Lenin once said that imperialism is the highest stage of capitalism. I do indeed oppose imperialism. But the question is, if Lenin were living in ancient Persia or the ancient Roman Empire, would he write a book titled "Imperialism is the Highest Stage of Slavery"?
（After all, a powerful slave-owning empire needed to constantly expand its territory to capture more slaves to keep their economy）
Furthermore, if Lenin had lived in China 2000 years ago, he might have said: Imperialism is the highest stage of centralized institutions
I am currently pondering a question: namely, imperialism is not caused by capitalism. Imperialism has existed since ancient times. It merely manifested itself through capital in the capitalist era.
During the slave society period (such as ancient Rome), imperialism operated in the form of slavery, but imperialism is not, as Lenin claimed, created by capitalism. It has existed since the dawn of human civilization.
（ Some people said Lenin never say imperialism was created by Capitalism, while acknowledging that colonial policies long predated capitalism (one example he cites is that of the Roman Empire), Lenin refers to a new and unique predatory form of capitalism – imperialism – that was fundamentally different to all preceding forms of colonialism, so Lenin definitely believed that Imperialism created by Capitalism)