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On Wed, Jul 25, 2018 at 6:19 PM, Louis Proyect via Marxism < marxism@lists.csbs.utah.edu> wrote: > > The question is not whether Ortega is an authoritarian, capitalist figure > or not. Rather it is the likelihood of someone much worse than him becoming > the new president. Until the opposition begins to coalesce around a clear, > democratic, and economically viable program with a leader who has some kind > of credentials as a Nicaraguan patriot, we are likely to end up with > someone like the bastards that run Guatemala, Honduras and Colombia. I don't see why that's "the question" at all. Since when was it a thing to demand movements start with a certain program to deserve our solidarity? This is the same kind of thinking that enabled some leftists to ignore and deride the Syrian revolution and de facto defend Assad. -Jason Hicks _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
