> On Oct 30, 2024, at 12:21 PM, hari kumar via groups.io
> <[email protected]> wrote:
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> https://mlcurrents.net/2021/02/11/douma/
Thanks Hari. I am going to leave the "USSR imperialism" alone since it does
not matter so much today. Or rather, it's not worth the opportunity cost of
arguing about it for days. But I do question this:
"Because the word ‘fascist’ is too loosely thrown around, I must be explicit.
The Assads erected a corporate state which enriched a landlord and nascent
bourgeoise, and suppressed all independent working-class activity or
organisations including trade unionism."
I think of "fascism" as a _mass_ movement of capitalist and petty capitalists,
professionals, and others who are invested in preserving the status quo against
a conscious working class; this mass movement is large enough to dismantle
working class as well as independent social and civic organizations. Do you
think that process happened in Syria? Do we need a different word than
"fascism."
Mark
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