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Totally right. It just shows the utter confusion of all too many "socialists". It's like they don't even read the newspaper. John reimann On Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 5:51 PM, mkaradjis <[email protected]> wrote: > Not only would Assad need to be playibg the same role as Ho Chi Minh, but > Russia would need to be playing the same role as the USSR, whereas in fact > Russian imperialism un Syria is playing the same role as US imperialism in > Vietnam. Not that the US is playing the role in Syria that the USSR played > in Vietnam; on the contrary, it was USSR supplied anti aircraft > weaponry that helped the Vietnamese bring down hundreds of US warplanes, > whereas in Syria the US has gone out of its way to block every possible > avenue for delivery of anti aircraft weapons to the rebels. > > On Thu, 12 Apr 2018 10:41 AM John Reimann via Marxism < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> ******************** POSTING RULES & NOTES ******************** >> #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. >> #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. >> #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. >> ***************************************************************** >> >> >> Monthly Review always had soft Maoist politics. In other words, Stalinism. >> All the Stalinists and "ex" Stalinists are now returning to their roots as >> far as the war in Syria is concerned. The role of the capitalist class in >> the ex-colonial world? Yes, they can play an independent and progressive >> role. Class struggle in the ex-colonial world? It doesn't exist. The >> independent role of the working class there? Also non-existent. >> >> What's so disgraceful is all the supposed "Trotskyists" who have adapted >> to >> this situation and in practice are taking the same position when it comes >> to Syria. I had a long time "Trotskyist" tell me that the Syrian >> capitalist >> class is "different" from the capitalist class in Saudi Arabia. The clear >> implication was that the Syrian capitalists can play an independent role. >> This same person accused me of taking the same position in relation to >> Syria as Max Schachtman took in the Vietnam War. As older comrades will >> probably know, Schachtman - the former Trotskyist turned hard core >> anti-Communist - supported the US invasion of Vietnam. There is just one >> little problem with that accusation - well, actually one of several: For >> me >> to be taking the Schachtman position, then Assad must be playing the same >> role as Ho Chi Minh! >> >> These comrades have been hanging out with the Stalinists too long. >> >> John Reimann >> _________________________________________________________ >> Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm >> Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/ >> options/marxism/mkaradjis%40gmail.com >> > -- *“How can we expect righteousness to prevail when there is hardly anyone willing to give himself up individually to a righteous cause? Such a fine sunny day, and I have to go, but what does my death matter, if through us thousands of people are awakened and stirred to action?” *Sophie Scholl, executed by the Nazis 2/22/1943. She was 21 years old. Check out:https:http://oaklandsocialist.com also on Facebook _________________________________________________________ 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
