National Self-Interest as Pragmatic Betrayal
Marxist states became paranoid, insular regimes that prioritized national interests over international solidarity. The Soviet invasion of Hungary (1956) and Czechoslovakia (1968) crushed worker-led movements in the name of “socialist unity.” Vietnam fought Cambodia despite both being communist states. Cuba sent troops to support Soviet interests in Africa. The Cold War revealed how Marxist states operated according to traditional power politics rather than worker fraternity, betraying Marx’s borderless dream with imperialist behavior.
