Re: [marxmail] Trotskyism as the flip side of Stalinism

It seems that Charlie is not aware of numerous critiques of Stalinism by many Marxists in the world. They are not capitalists or Trockyists. As I am from former Yugoslavia I remember harsh critique of Stalinism from Marxists that belong to Praxis group ( Korcula school) where also many famous ma

[marxmail] Salih Muslim: We are part of Syria and want to be included in the solution (ANF)

https://anfenglishmobile.com/rojava-syria/salih-muslim-we-are-part-of-syria-and-want-to-be-included-in-the-solution-77111 Salih Muslim said that there has been no direct conflict between HTS and the Kurds to date, and added: “The messages we received were that they would not attack the Kurds, an

[marxmail] SPLIT IN THE RULING CLASS?

Sometimes Richadson is very good this is actually a SPLIT in the MAGA part of the ruling class There is still probably a wing of the Ruling Class who is not in favor of ANY of the MAGA arguments though right now they have their heads down. It is possible that Richardson is exaggerating t

Re: [marxmail] Trotskyism as the flip side of Stalinism

Hello Gojo: I hesitate quite frankly - to engage. Because I sincerely do not think that on this matter there is likely to be anything but, as Mao put it "an antagonistic contradiction:. [I very rarely feel inspired to cite a phrase by Mao, but in this case it as a phrase pithily sums up what I t

Re: [marxmail] SPLIT IN THE RULING CLASS?

Hello Michael: I also agree with your about Heather Cox-R. I see her mails every day, and while at times they are a bit 'twee and somewhat supine to the Democrats, I think they are usually worth reading. Her views on this divide are widely held it seems - including of course John R. Last week th

Re: [marxmail] Trotskyism as the flip side of Stalinism

Hello Hari, You did not understand my comment. 1. I didn't talk about Tito. I just mention him to define the period when Yugoslavia had direct experience with Stalinism. Tito somehow stayed Stalinist all his life. He tried something different in Yugoslavia after the conflict with Stalin, but he

Re: [marxmail] (Fwd) BRICS lose Saudi Arabia - ...

Great cartoon from Zapiro ( https://www.zapiro.com/241203dm ). Reality smacks the multipolaristas in the head. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#34298): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/34298 Mute This Topic: https://gro

Re: [marxmail] SPLIT IN THE RULING CLASS?

To clarify, we are arguably in a militarized state now and we have been since the 1940s. That doesn't make the chain of presidents and administrations since then Bonapartist. Part of me has always wondered about Trump's tee-totalism. Sometimes he's slurred words and mangled sentences in a way fami

Re: [marxmail] Trotskyism as the flip side of Stalinism

Forgive me - I got your name wrong Gojko - unintentional. Cheers Hari -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#34295): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/34295 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/110224367/21656 -=-=- POSTING RU

Re: [marxmail] Trotskyism as the flip side of Stalinism

> On Dec 28, 2024, at 7:48 AM, hari kumar via groups.io > wrote: > > I know of many Caucasians (a dangerous term, but for now it works in this > case) Aren't you, at least technically, a "caucasian" Hari? Mark -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this

[marxmail] US government knowingly promotes deadly fertilizer

Poisoning the land: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency continues to promote a commonly used commercial fertilizer despite being informed over 20 years ago that its key component contained high levels of so-called “forever chemicals” https://climateandcapitalism.com/2024/12/28/us-government-k

[marxmail] Mapping the genocide in Gaza

Mapping the genocide in Gaza – Mondoweiss The Road to Genocide Home - Visualizing Palestine A Cartography Of Genocide: Israel's Conduct In Gaza Since October 2023 ← Forensic Architecture 'when It Stopped Being A War': The Situated Testimony Of Dr Ghassan Abu-sittah ← Forensic Architecture Fo

[marxmail] Deception and Politics from Washington to Tel Aviv

Deception and Politics From Washington to Tel Aviv       - CounterPunch.org Deception and Politics from Washington to Tel Aviv In these difficult times, the voice of the late Palestinian-American scholar, Edward Said is ever present, “Writing is the final resistance we h

Re: [marxmail] Trotskyism as the flip side of Stalinism

Thanks Peter: In the takeovers of various factories threatened with closures (See Italy: https://www.theleftberlin.com/insorgiamo-we-rise-up/ and  Argentina comes to mind https://upsidedownworld.org/archives/argentina/argentine-factory-in-the-hands-of-the-workers-fasinpat-a-step-closer-to-perman

Re: [marxmail] Trotskyism as the flip side of Stalinism

> On Dec 20, 2024, at 5:16 PM, Joseph Green via groups.io > wrote: > > In the thread entitled "Declaration: An Internationalist Position on the Fall > of > Assad and the Crisis in Syria", David Walters wrote: > >> There really is no difference between Marxism-Leninism of the Trotskyist >>

Re: [marxmail] SPLIT IN THE RULING CLASS?

Something like this was predictable.Notwithstanding Trump's chest-thumping (and wheezing) threats, establishing the kind of strong-man (much less fascist) regime is always going to face major obstacles within the ruling circles. For those who rule, no change like that is without some level of thre

[marxmail] Democrats in Michigan covering up the ongoing Flint water crisis

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Re: [marxmail] Trotskyism as the flip side of Stalinism

I do not understand your reply. That " what you call Stalinism" was experienced in Yugoslavia from 1945 till 1948. We from former Yugoslavia have very good knowledge what is Stalinism. There are many Stalinists on this site and they are treated as I can see very well.. What I think about them ?

[marxmail] How a US president and JP Morgan made Panama: and turned it into a tax haven

This article was written over 8 years ago and is still accurate. In 1903 the US bullied Colombia into giving up the province that became Panama. The plan was to create a nation to serve the interests of Wall Street https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/10/panama-canal-president-jp-morgan-tax

Re: [marxmail] Trotskyism as the flip side of Stalinism

I hesitate to weigh in, but ... https://www.marxists.org/subject/left-wing/1976/revolutionary-theory.htm There are other traditions and currents. Love and Solidarity, Peter Rachleff On Sat, Dec 28, 2024 at 8:23 AM gojko rakic via groups.io wrote: > I do not understand your reply. That " what you

[marxmail] Gaza Famine Warning Report Retracted after Pressure from US Govt – AP

The request for retraction of the report by the US-funded Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) followed public criticism of its findings from the US ambassador to Israel, *reported* AP. It

Re: [marxmail] Trotskyism as the flip side of Stalinism

>From his good manners, I thought Kari was racialized. That is, not white. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#34307): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/34307 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/110224367/21656 -=-=- POS

Re: [marxmail] Trotskyism as the flip side of Stalinism

Thank you, Hari, for the links to the Italian and Argentinian stories. I was unaware. Do you -- and others -- know of this one: https://libcom.org/article/lip-and-self-managed-counter-revolution-1973-negation ? I have had my doubts ... Peter On Sat, Dec 28, 2024 at 9:10 AM hari kumar via groups

Re: [marxmail] Trotskyism as the flip side of Stalinism

> On Dec 28, 2024, at 1:29 PM, hari kumar via groups.io > wrote: > > So - finally - You are right - I should definitely *not* have used term > 'caucasian'! > Thanks for that extensive treatment, Hari. I would just add the linguistic evidence regarding your nom de plume, which means in Sa

Re: [marxmail] Communes (Venezuela): The Maduro government and the right-wing opposition are two sides of the same coin

The coin of Fred's new political current has the Communist Party of Venezuela with one seat in the national Assembly of 277 on one side. On the other - "Communes" a CP front. (The rooster can't change its spots.) The working class is guaranteed to lose flipping this counterfeit coin. -=-=-=-=

Re: [marxmail] Trotskyism as the flip side of Stalinism

Hah! Am I then 'hoist on my own petard?' says Mark - eh?! Most likely as always, yes. . . But complex. . . Interesting question in many ways. If I bore you, you will no doubt move to the next message. . but there are a few layers here! 1) The derivation of the term - one meant to enshrine whites

Re: [marxmail] Trotskyism as the flip side of Stalinism

With all due respect to Bolsheviks, Mensheviks, Social Democrats, Stalinists, Trotskyists, and fellow travelers, hindsight reveals the history of parties to have been a version of the old lady who swallowed a fly. The original gulp may have been involuntary but each subsequent ingestion was intend

[marxmail] Why is North Korea helping Russia’s war on Ukraine?

Won Youngsu — North Korea is an enigma in many senses of the word, but leader Kim Jong Un’s decision to send troops to fight in Russia’s war on Ukraine shocked many in South Korea and internationally. Many are asking why Kim chose to take North Korea down this disastrous and dead-end path? The a

[marxmail] Eleven days that rocked South Korea: Analysing Yoon’s failed self-coup and the 2024 candlelight revolution

Won Youngsu — Eleven historic days of popular struggle between President Yoon Suk-yeol’s failed self-coup ( https://links.org.au/south-korea-after-president-yoons-failed-self-coup ) on December 3 and his impeachment ( https://links.org.au/south-korea-yoons-impeachment-win-peoples-power ) on De

Re: [marxmail] Trotskyism as the flip side of Stalinism

Gojko: Being from former Yugoslavia, I would submit - is not the gold standard to enable a critique of what you call Stalinism. I do not believe we will come to terms on this. I am not a Maoist, so my own terms of reference do not align with Charlie. However he is correct on this matter in my vi