[marxmail] Some First Lessons from the Revival of the Syrian Revolution

*Some First Lessons from the Revival of the Syrian Revolution* /By Michael Pröbsting, RCIT, 29 November 2024/ https://www.thecommunists.net/worldwide/africa-and-middle-east/some-first-lessons-from-the-revival-of-the-syrian-revolution/ */Contents/* *The Syrian Revolution is not dead* *The prob

[marxmail] Syria: Long Live the New Offensive of the Rebels!

*Syria: Long Live the New Offensive of the Rebels!* /By Michael Pröbsting, //RCIT, 28 November 2024/ In recent weeks the Russian and Assadist air force stepped-up their bombardment against civilians in Syria’s southern Idlib. Furthermore, forces of Assad’s army prepared for an attack against t

[marxmail] Ceasefire in Lebanon: A Political Defeat of Netanyahu but Dangers Remain for Gaza

*Ceasefire in Lebanon: A Political Defeat of Netanyahu but Dangers Remain for Gaza* */On the assessment of the ceasefire in Lebanon and the prospects for the liberation struggle against the Israeli settler state/* /Statement of the Revolutionary Communist International Tendency (RCIT), joint

[marxmail] Are we living in the Age of “Empire” or of Imperialism? (3rd Reply to Claudio Katz)

*Are we living in the Age of “Empire” or of Imperialism? * */Another reply to Claudio Katz on the actuality of the Marxist imperialism theory/* /An Essay (with 5 Tables) //by Michael Pröbsting, 16 November 202//4/ https://www.thecommunists.net/theory/are-we-living-in-the-age-of-empire-or-of-i

Re: [marxmail] Alexander Bogdanov: Immortality Day

Just a brief note on this: Leaving aside that there exists no evidence at all that this was a suicide because of fearing repression, there was also no reason for Bogdanov to have such fears. At that time (March 1928), Stalin and Bukharin were in power in the USSR. Bukharin was always sympathet

[marxmail] Syria: Notes on the Rebels’ Offensive (02.12.2024)

*Syria: Notes on the Rebels’ Offensive (02.12.2024)* */On the collapse of Assad’s army, the uprisings’ popular and non-sectarian character, and Israel’s as well as the UAE’s role/* /By Michael Pröbsting, RCIT, 2 December 2024/ The glorious offensive of the Syrian rebels is astonishing by any

Re: [marxmail] Syria: Notes on the Rebels’ Offensive (02.12.2024)

ere reluctant to wage it as long as the conflict in Lebanon continued. The only reason it changed from an operation to deter aggression to an operation to liberate as much of Syria as they could was because of the speed with which the completely hollowed-out Assad regime military collapsed. On Mon, De

[marxmail] Hamas Leader: “We salute the blessed Syrian Revolution!”

*Hamas Leader: “We salute the blessed Syrian Revolution!”* /By Michael Pröbsting, Revolutionary Communist International Tendency (RCIT), 3 December 2024/ In a TV interview aired last night, Talal Nasser, a spokesman for Hamas in Damascus, has expressed his full support for glorious uprising o

Re: [marxmail] South Korea: The Failed Coup Attempt of Yoon Suk Yeol

Well, the KCTU - the largest trade union federation in the country - is calling for an indefinite general strike to bring down Yoon. This is not a "waste", this is a demand of the masses. Calling for a general strike is not necessarily a call for revolution. Those who have experience with gene

[marxmail] South Korea: The Failed Coup Attempt of Yoon Suk Yeol

*South Korea: The Failed Coup Attempt of Yoon Suk Yeol* */Indefinite general strike to bring down Yoon! Abolish the institution of the presidency! For a /**/Constituent Assembly controlled by the masses!/* /Statement of the Revolutionary Communist International Tendency (RCIT), jointly issue

[marxmail] Rebel Offensive in Syria: The Fear of the Regional Powers

*Rebel Offensive in Syria: The Fear of the Regional Powers* /By Michael Pröbsting, RCIT, 4 December 2024/ The glorious offensive of the Syrian rebels continues. Its focus is currently the battle to liberate Hama City – on the road to Homs and Damascus to overthrow the Assad tyranny. As long-st

[marxmail] Syria: The People Brought Down the Assad Tyranny!

*Syria: The People Brought Down the Assad Tyranny!* */The Glorious Syrian Revolution has won but it is only a first step!/* /Statement by Michael Pröbsting, International Secretary of the RCIT, 8 December 2024/ 1.This is a historic triumph for the Syrian people and the oppressed masses all o

[marxmail] The Reactionary Role of the YPG/SDF in the Syrian Revolution

*The Reactionary Role of the YPG/SDF in the Syrian Revolution* /By Michael Pröbsting, Revolutionary Communist International Tendency (RCIT), 6 December 2024, www.thecommunists.net / The YPG/SDF, a petty-bourgeois nationalist force active among the Syrian Kurds,

[marxmail] Austria: 30.000 Syrians Demonstrate and Celebrate the Downfall of Assad

*Austria: 30.000 Syrians Demonstrate and Celebrate the Downfall of Assad* /Report (with Photos and Videos) from a Demonstration in Vienna on 8 December 2024, Austrian Section of the RCIT/ According to the Austrian national public broadcaster, 30.000 Syrians marched on 8 December in Vienna aft

[marxmail] Revolutionary New Year Greetings for 2025

*Revolutionary New Year Greetings for 2025* /Statement of the Revolutionary Communist International Tendency (RCIT), 27.12.2024/ https://www.thecommunists.net/rcit/revolutionary-new-year-greetings-for-2025/ Español: https://www.thecommunists.net/rcit/revolutionary-new-year-greetings-for-2025

[marxmail] Trump’s 2nd Presidency: Its Causes, Inner Contradictions, and Consequences for World Politics

*Trump’s 2^nd Presidency: Its Causes, Inner Contradictions, and Consequences for World Politics* /Theses by the RCIT, 31.01.2025/ 1.Trump’s second presidency represents a watershed both for American as well as for world politics. It both reflects as well as accelerates the long-term decline o

[marxmail] U.S. Secretary of State Rubio admits end of U.S. hegemony

*A Kind of Official Confirmation* */U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio admits the end of U.S. hegemony and the beginning of the multipolar world order/* /By Michael Pröbsting, RCIT, 3 February 2025/ At the beginning of his term the new U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has given an inte

[marxmail] Latin America under Attack by Yankee Imperialism

*Latin America under Attack by Yankee Imperialism* */For the second national and social liberation!/* /Statement by the RCIT, 05.02.2025/// 1.The Trump Administration has declared war against the peoples of Latin America. It has started to deport thousands of migrants in the U.S., it threaten

[marxmail] Report from Online Forum about the Syrian Revolution

*Online Forum about the Syrian Revolution* /Report (with video) by the RCIT Media Team, 5 February 2025/ On 25 January, an interesting online forum about the Syrian Revolution took place. It was part of the series of Marxmail Online Forums and was chaired by the comrades Ted Zuur and Mark Baug

[marxmail] Syria: “People See the Fall of Assad as Part of the 2011 Revolution”

*Syria: “People See the Fall of Assad as Part of the 2011 Revolution”* /Interview with Fabio Bosco (LIT-CI) about his recent visit of Syria, 6 February 2025/ Below we publish an interview with Fabio Bosco, a member of the LIT-CI, about his recent visit of Syria a few weeks after the revolutio

[marxmail] Netanyahu/Trump Plan to Annihilate Gaza – Mobilise to Stop the Monsters!

*Netanyahu/Trump Plan to Annihilate Gaza – Mobilise to Stop the Monsters!* /Emergency Statement of the RCIT, 13.02.2025/ The serial killers Netanyahu and Trump want to kill and expel the Palestinian people from their homeland. The devil duo threatens the Palestinians with "/all hell/" if all I

[marxmail] China Surpasses U.S. and European Powers in Robot Density

*China Surpasses U.S. and European Powers in Robot Density* /By Michael Pröbsting, Revolutionary Communist International Tendency (RCIT), 31 January 2025/ One of the key arguments of some socialists who dispute our thesis of China as an imperialist power is that while it might be a large coun

[marxmail] Russia: Report on the Main Events (Autumn 2024)

*Russia: Report on the Main Events (**Autumn 2024)* /By Alexey Sedov, Communist Tendency (RCIT Section in Russia), 28.11.2024/ This autumn has only exacerbated the negative trends that have existed in recent times and tightened the knot of contradictions, which will be extremely difficult to c

[marxmail] On the contardictory character of HTS

There is now a debate going on about then character about /Hayyat Tahrir al-Sham/. In the past nearly all progressive writers limited themselves to denounce them as “reactionary jihadists”. As HTS has now taken power, some are now opening themselves up to a more differentiated approach. In thi

Re: [marxmail] Syria: The People Brought Down the Assad Tyranny!

via groups.io *Sent:* Sunday, December 8, 2024 3:48 AM *To:* marxmail@groups.io *Subject:* [marxmail] Syria: The People Brought Down the Assad Tyranny! *Syria: The People Brought Down the Assad Tyranny!* */The Glorious Syrian Revolution has won but it is only a first step!/* /Statement by

[marxmail] Israel Declares War on the Syrian Revolution!

*Israel Declares War on the Syrian Revolution!* */We say: yesterday Idlib, today Damascus, tomorrow Jerusalem!/* /by Michael Pröbsting, RCIT, 10 December 2024/ Since the glorious Syrian Revolution succeeded in overthrowing the Assad tyranny, Israel has escalated its aggression. Israeli air for

Re: [marxmail] Israel Declares War on the Syrian Revolution!

nd Kurds in Syria. / / / /The Jerusalem Post article that Michael links to does not provide any actual evidence that "representatives of the Syrian Kurds" have appealed to Israel for help./ / / /Chris Slee/ *From:*

[marxmail] The Tasks and Dangers of the Syrian Revolution

*The Tasks and Dangers of the Syrian Revolution* /Statement of the RCIT, 16 December 2024/ 1.After 13,5 years of revolutionary uprising and civil war, the Syrian revolutionaries have finally succeeded in crushing the Assad tyranny. In this long period, the Syrian masses made the greatest sacri

[marxmail] On Strategy and Tactics in the Struggle against the Zionist State

*On Strategy and Tactics in the Struggle against the Zionist State* */Reply to the Spartacists/* /By Yossi Schwartz and Michael Pröbsting, Revolutionary Communist International Tendency (RCIT), 18 December 2024/ https://www.thecommunists.net/worldwide/africa-and-middle-east/on-strategy-and-ta

[marxmail] The Bystanders of the Syrian Revolution

*The Bystanders of the Syrian Revolution* */A critique of the International Socialist League/* /By Michael Pröbsting, Revolutionary Communist International Tendency (RCIT), 13 December 2024/ The Syrian Revolution which started in March 2011 and finally succeeded in bringing down the Assad di

[marxmail] Genocide in Gaza: ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant and Deif

*Genocide in Gaza: ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant and Deif* /Statement of the Revolutionary Communist International Tendency (RCIT), jointly issued by the Internationalist Socialist League (RCIT Section in Israel/Occupied Palestine) and the International Bureau of the RCIT,

[marxmail] Imperialism: A System of “Antagonistic Cooperation” or of Antagonistic Contradictions? (Reply to Promise Li)

*Imperialism: A System of “Antagonistic Cooperation” or of Antagonistic Contradictions?* */Reply to a contribution of Promise Li to the Marxist imperialism theory/* /An Essay (with 8 Tables and 2 Figures) by Michael Pröbsting, 21 November 2024/ https://www.thecommunists.net/theory/imperialis

[marxmail] South Korea: Yoon Seok-Yeol's Coup Attempt Failed in 150 Minutes

*South Korea: Yoon Seok-Yeol's Coup Attempt Failed in 150 Minutes//* /A Report by Lim Chun-yong,Workers' Revolutionary Party (Preparation Group) [RCIT Section in South Korea], 4 December 2024/ Born in South Korea since 1948, the South Korean governments had a strong urge to break free fro

[marxmail] The Dysfunctional Disruptor (Trump’s threats against Canada, Greenland, and Panama)

*The Dysfunctional Disruptor* */Some notes on Trump’s threats against Canada, Greenland, and Panama/* /B//y Michael Pröbsting, RCIT, 10 January 2025/ https://www.thecommunists.net/worldwide/north-america/the-dysfunctional-disruptor/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all mes

[marxmail] The Slanderers of the Syrian Revolution

*The Slanderers of the Syrian Revolution* */A critique of the Fracción Trotskista (PTS in Argentina) which “cannot share in the joy” of the masses about the overthrow of Assad/* /An Essay b//y Michael Pröbsting, RCIT, 9 January 2025/ https://www.thecommunists.net/worldwide/africa-and-middle-e

[marxmail] Reuters: Hamas' tight grip on Gaza complicates plan for lasting peace

*Hamas' tight grip on Gaza complicates plan for lasting peace* Nidal al-Mughrabi, January 22, 2025, https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-tight-grip-gaza-complicates-plan-for-lasting-peace-2025-01-22/ CAIRO (Reuters) - In neighbourhoods levelled by 15 months of war with Israel, Hama

[marxmail] AP: After 15 months of war, Hamas still rules over what remains of Gaza

*After 15 months of war, Hamas still rules over what remains of Gaza* By  SAMY MAGDY and JOSEPH KRAUSS, January 21, 2025 https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-ceasefire-hostages-militants-rule-93da074c251d0fcaa395503749e2849e As a ceasefire brought calm to Gaza’s ruined citi

[marxmail] "Times of Israel": For the first time, Israel just lost a war

The "Times of Israel" is a mainstream publication in this country and the largest English-language publication. *For the first time, Israel just lost a war * David K. Rees, Jan 15, 2025, https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/for-the-fist-time-israel-just-lost-a-war/ For 16 years, Israel has been f

[marxmail] Public Meeting in Berlin: Debate about the Class Character of China (Report)

*Public Meeting in Berlin: Debate about the Class Character of China* /Report (with photos and videos) by the RCIT Media Team, 22 January 2025/ On 18 January, a highly interesting debate took place in Berlin about the class character of China. About 70 people participated in the meeting, which

[marxmail] Why Did the Palestinians Win the War?

*Why Did the Palestinians Win the War?* by Yossi Schwartz, ISL (RCIT section in Israel/Occupied Palestine), 21.01.2025 https://the-isleague.com/why-did-the-palestinians-win-the-war/ /“Major General (res.) Eliezer (Cheney) Marom, former commander of the Navy, spoke today (Friday) with Ron Kof

Re: [marxmail] Public Debate: What is the Class Character of China?

Well, that's the usual "first write, then think". As a matter of fact, the MLPD is the "Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany", the largest far left formation in this country and a leading force of ICOR, an international tendency of organisations in the (Stalin-Mao) Hoxahist tradition. Am 14.01.

[marxmail] Public Debate: What is the Class Character of China?

*Public Debate: What is the Class Character of China?* Debate between RCIT, MLPD & ICL Berlin, 18 January 2025 https://www.thecommunists.net/rcit/rcit-activities-in-2024-part-4/#anker_3 * * * * * *Diskussionsveranstaltung: Was ist der Klassencharakter von China?* Debatte zwischen RCIT, MLPD

Re: [marxmail] Public Debate: What is the Class Character of China?

Dear Harri, Yes, the debate will be recorded and published as a video. We will send a link to this list. Best wishes, Michael Am 14.01.2025 um 13:36 schrieb hari kumar via groups.io: Lieber Michael: I am sorry to miss this, but I left Berlin after the Luxemburg weekend, and for work had to

Re: [marxmail] Public Debate: What is the Class Character of China?

Dear Harri, thanks for your comments! I thought that the MLPD did criticise the 3-World-Theory and, while they held Mao in regard, they did not consider itself as "Maoist" (In contrast to the CPI(Maoist) and similar parties). But I might be wrong. In any way: you are certainly much more famili

Re: [marxmail] Israel’s massive attack on free Syria: Background and motivations

A very good and useful essay! Congratulations! Am 20.12.2024 um 05:52 schrieb Michael Karadjis via groups.io: It didn't take long: from the moment the Assad regime collapsed and the rebels entered Damascus, Israel’s massive land and air attack began. As long as all these arms depots, military

[marxmail] Theses on the War on Drugs in Mexico and the Tasks of Revolutionaries

*Theses on the War on Drugs in Mexico and the Tasks of Revolutionaries* /By Jorge Arboleda, Corriente Comunista Revolucionaria, Mexican section of the RCIT, 18 December 2024/ Drug trafficking seems to be one of the major problems facing all Latin American countries. Drugs reach the neighborho

[marxmail] Ukraine War: Requiem for Pokrovsk

*Ukraine War: Requiem for Pokrovsk* /By Spalakh, Ukrainian organization of Marxists, Section of the Revolutionary Communist International Tendency (RCIT)//, 12 January 2025/ Russian invading forces are marching further into Ukrainian land, crushing villages and towns. Ukrainian defenders are

[marxmail] Ceasefire Agreement between Hamas and Israel is a Strategic Defeat for Netanyahu & Israel

*The Ceasefire Agreement between Hamas and Israel is a Strategic Defeat for Netanyahu and, thus, for Israel* /By Yossi Schwartz, Internationalist Socialist League (RCIT Section in Israel/Occupied Palestine), 15 January 2025/ A deal to end the genocide of the Palestinians in Gaza looks pretty

[marxmail] Assad’s Best Friends Forever

*Assad’s Best Friends Forever* */Reply to a polemic of the PCO (Brazil) against the joint statement of LIT-CI, UIT-CI and RCIT on the Syrian Revolution/* /By Michael Pröbsting, //RCIT, 15 January 2025/ The Brazilian /Partido da Causa Operária/ (PCO) has published a polemic against the joint

[marxmail] Israel destroyed life in Gaza but it is far from victorious

*Israel destroyed life in Gaza but it is far from victorious * Analysts say the weaknesses exposed on 7 October have only been exacerbated by its conduct in the war By Lubna Masarwa in Jerusalem and Huthifa Fayyad

[marxmail] David Hearst: Gaza ceasefire: After 15 months of brutality, Israel has failed on every front

*Gaza ceasefire: After 15 months of brutality, Israel has failed on every front * The Palestinian people have shown the world that they can withstand total war, and not budge from their land David Hearst 15 January 2025, https://www.middleea

[marxmail] ‘Israel is frustrated’ at inability to secure victory in Gaza: Analyst

*‘Israel is frustrated’ at inability to secure victory in Gaza: Analyst* https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/1/17/live-no-pause-in-israeli-attacks-on-gaza-ahead-of-ceasefire-on-sunday Menachem Klein, senior lecturer at Bar-Ilan University in Israel, said Israel’s government and its mil

[marxmail] Panama: Yankees, Hands Off the Canal!

*Panama: Yankees, Hands Off the Canal!* /Statement by the Revolutionary Communist International Tendency (RCIT), 7 January 2025/ 1.In the last weeks incoming U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to take over control of the Panama Canal – something which could only be done by

[marxmail] Joint Statement on Syrian Revolution

*The Fall of Assad is a Victory for the Syrian People and the Oppressed of the World!* /Joint Statement by LIT-CI (//International Secretariat), //UIT-CI and RCIT, 3 January 2025/ 1.The Syrian Revolution which began with the popular uprising in March 2011 led on 8 December 2024 to the fall o

[marxmail] Is the Syrian Revolution an Instrument of “Global Imperialist War”?

*Is the Syrian Revolution an Instrument of “Global Imperialist War”?* */Critique of a joint statement of PO (Argentina), SEP (Türkiye), NAR (Greece) and TIR (Italy) calling for an internationalist conference against imperialist war/* /By Michael Pröbsting, RCIT, 7 February 2025/ Four organis

[marxmail] Imperialism: ‘Antagonistic cooperation’ or antagonistic contradictions? A reply to Promise Li

*Imperialism: ‘Antagonistic cooperation’ or antagonistic contradictions? A reply to Promise Li* By Michael Pröbsting, /LINKS/ (Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal),25 January, 2025 As I noted in my reply to Argentine economist Claudio Katz, the debate among Marxists about imperi

[marxmail] Exploiting Russia’s invasion, U.S. imperialism tries to plunder Ukraine’s resources

*The Shroud Has Fallen* */Exploiting Russia’s invasion, U.S. imperialism tries to plunder Ukraine’s resources/* /By Michael Pröbsting, //RCIT, 17 February 2025/ The only good thing about the new Trump Administration is that it is easier to see through the imperialist interests of the U.S. as

[marxmail] Zelensky to Trump and Vance: “Suka, Blyat”

*Zelensky to Trump and Vance: “Suka, Blyat”* /By Michael Pröbsting, RCIT, 28 February 2025/ The press conference between U.S. President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky was definitely a historic meeting. Initially the orange man had it all well arranged. The Americans attempted to humil

[marxmail] “A Defeat for Russia in this War would be an absolute Blessing for Russian Workers!” (Interview)

*“A Defeat for Russia in this War would be an absolute Blessing for Russian Workers!”* /Interview with a Russian revolutionary militant about the political situation in his country and the perspectives of the class struggle, 23 February 2025/* * *Note of the Editor:*Below we publish an inter

[marxmail] Towards the 3rd Anniversary of the Ukraine War

*Towards the 3^rd Anniversary of the Ukraine War* */Defend Ukraine against Putin’s invasion! U.S. and Western Europe: Hands off Ukraine’s resources! For a workers government!/* /Statement by the //RCIT, 21 February 2025/ 1.As the 3rd anniversary of the Ukraine War is approaching, the /Revolu

[marxmail] Trump-Putin Rapprochement Signals End of “Trans-Atlantic Partnership”

*Trump-Putin Rapprochement Signals End of “Trans-Atlantic Partnership”* */On the decline of U.S. (ex-)hegemon, the deep crisis of European imperialism and consequences for socialist tactics/* /An Essay (with 4 Tables and 6 Figures) by Michael Pröbsting, RCIT, 21 February 2025/ https://www.t

Re: [marxmail] The Reality of Ukraine

For those interested, I have dealt with Putin’s essay titled “/On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians/” and the policy of the Bolsheviks and Stalinists in chapter 5 and 6 in my pamphlet “/Putin’s Poodles (Apologies to All Dogs)/”, https://www.thecommunists.net/theory/nato-russia-con

[marxmail] How Can Socialists in Europe Continue Supporting Ukraine in Face of the Trump-Putin Rapprochement?

*How Can Socialists in Europe Continue Supporting Ukraine in Face of the Trump-Putin Rapprochement?* /Questions & Answers by Michael Pröbsting, RCIT, 24 February 2025/ *Question: What are the consequences of the Trump-Putin rapprochement for Ukraine’s war of national defence against Putin’s in

Re: [marxmail] The continuing US corporate domination of the global economy

Yes, the CPC advocated the right of national self-determination until the early 1940s. *Did the Chinese Communist Party always consider Taiwan as part of the Chinese nation?* by Michael Pröbsting, /LINKS/ (Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal), 06 October 2022. http://links.org

[marxmail] Assembly of Russian and Ukrainian Socialists at the 3rd Anniversary of Putin’s Invasion

*Assembly of Russian and Ukrainian Socialists at the 3rd Anniversary of Putin’s Invasion* */Report from a meeting of representatives of left-wing groups in Paris on 24 February/* /By the RCIT Media Team, 25 February 2025/ The /Union of Post-Soviet Left/ (PSL) and the "/Peace Below/" initiati