> One of the most disappointing things in American politics in the last ten to fifteen years has been watching the left abandon their antiwar fervor
You might be mixing up anti-imperialism with antiwar sentiment. In the past, the 2 were typically hand-in-hand due to the geopolitics of the day, but it is not a given - depending on the circumstances[0].
It's interesting how the American right is also taking up an anti-war stance, while maintaining pro-imperialist attitudes[1]
0. Cf. The left's attitude towards the Vietnam war vs. the Apartheid government in South Africa.
1. With Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the "peace with North Korea at all costs" under Trump
You might be mixing up anti-imperialism with antiwar sentiment. In the past, the 2 were typically hand-in-hand due to the geopolitics of the day, but it is not a given - depending on the circumstances[0].
It's interesting how the American right is also taking up an anti-war stance, while maintaining pro-imperialist attitudes[1]
0. Cf. The left's attitude towards the Vietnam war vs. the Apartheid government in South Africa.
1. With Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the "peace with North Korea at all costs" under Trump