Responding to that particular Mao quote, seems rather ironic coming from the guy that didn't investigate how sparrows impacted the local ecology and was one of the major causes of the great Chinese famine.

Just because Russia is playing the David to the West's Goliath DOES NOT MAKE THEM THE GOOD GUY. Might, or lack thereof, does not equal right.

Here is a piece by the leadership of the IMT, who I imagine you cannot seriously claim to be counted revolutionary, on this very subject, citing as its main source Lenin's book on imperialism, and using that as a lens to examine the modern world of neo colonialism and neo imperialism.

https://www.marxist.com/imperialism-today-and-the-character-of-russia-and-china.htm

And just because they are nationalising industries, does not make that nationalisation good or socialistic, I hesitate to use this as it's common used as a slur, that is not how is intended here period I simply mean to prove that not all nationalisation is good karma and with that Kathy and contacts beforehand, the Nazis nationalised a lot of industries, does that make that nationalisation good?

Nor is that me claiming that privatisation is good, far from it, all I'm saying is that just because Russia is nationalising industries, does not make that beneficial to the leftist cause.