250 Years Too Many

July 4th, 2026
We Won’t Celebrate 250 Years of Empire

As the rulers of this country prepare for massive celebrations marking 250 years of the United States, those who stand with the people of the world must come together to denounce, disrupt, and expose any celebration of this bloodthirsty empire. Behind Enemy Lines is launching the 250 Years Too Many campaign: three months of anti-imperialist action exposing the crimes (past and current) of this empire, culminating in a week of action in the place where it all began, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

All empires fall… sometimes they need a push

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April 7, 2026

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The War is “Over” – The US Must Pay!

On April 7th, after Trump threatened to destroy an entire civilization, the US and Iran reached a 2-week conditional ceasefire agreement. The Strait of Hormuz will open and ships will be taxed while they negotiate Iran’s 10-point peace plan. The war is “over”, but the US must pay for its crimes.

We cannot let our guard down and expect the US and Israel to uphold this truce. Israel has already violated the ceasefire by bombing Lebanon the day after, killing at least 254 people and wounding more than 1,165.

The US failed spectacularly in its goal of securing Iranian oil and toppling the Islamic Republic, but it devastated Iran in the process. Over 2,000 Iranians were killed, including 200 schoolgirls.

All of this is unfortunately just the latest in a 250-year history of atrocities. That’s 250 years too many.

No politician will put an end to these brutalities, no policy can undo the web of control that the US has over the globe. The truth is, only ridding ourselves of this system altogether will serve as justice to the people of the world.

Join us to protest 250 years of empire this year on the 4th of July in Philadelphia! All empires fall… sometimes they need a push.

Social-Chauvinism, Zombie-Trotskyism, or resisting Empire? Anti-imperialism in a Multipolar World

The resurgence of multi-polar great power competition alters/shapes how people interpret global events and how they engage in real-world politics and resistance movements. First, it can lead to a sense that the world is just “crazy”, anarchic, or unpredictable—think of how often moves like the Russian invasion of Ukraine or US moves to control Greenland are rendered as madness on the part of Putin or Trump, rather than entirely unjust and entirely rational moves (from the standpoint of imperialism). Also contributing to the also leads other countries to want to assert themselves on the world scale, always at a high cost for the poorest and most oppressed.

In the US, these vast changes in the world alongside the growth of social media (and resultant loss of critical thinking facilities), have given rise to two main positions: the revival of early 20th century social-chauvinism, and variations of rooting for whatever countries are currently opposed to US imperialism, a zombie resurrection of mid 20th century Trotskyism walking among us. Both of these positions stand opposed to genuine anti-imperialism and have actively worked (oftentimes together) to kneecap genuine anti-imperialism.