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Undeniably. But the benefit of this exploitation accrues first and foremost to the ownership class.

Of course, but the conditions of the working class are also improved by imperialism and that's the reason there is sufficient support for ruling class policies from the working majority in the imperial core.

They’re not importing a bunch of Global South doctors and teachers to get the cost of their socialized programs down.

My point was that many of the stable goods consumed by the people in Scandinavia are either partially or entirely sourced in colonized countries. This eliminates a lot of the hard labor jobs in Scandinavia that would otherwise be necessary.

I'm not arguing that the proletariat are the primary beneficiaries of colonialism, I'm just pointing out that people in western countries enjoy a higher standard of living because of it. And this is a necessary part of the social contract that keeps capitalists in power.

Cuba isn’t “principled”, its “embargoed”. Cubans would be more than happy to get the Scandinavian tier of treats if they were on offer.

Cuba would not exploit other countries if it wasn't embargoed because exploitation isn't inherent in Cuban economic system as it is under capitalism.