I disagree. I recommend Mark Solomon’s book, The Cry Was Unity, about the role that Lenin, Stalin and the Comintern played in encouraging and supporting the struggle against colonialism and racism.
Glenn > It’s important to note that the Soviets likely supported those causes to > increase their influence as a global superpower and not out of moral > righteousness. We’re all aware of how they exploited the struggle against > the oppression of black people to engender a sense of nationalistic pride > among their own populace while they cared little about the actual struggle. > Overall, it is safe to assume that the Soviets supported most international > struggles out of hunger for influence and global power and not out of > ideological merit. > >> On Feb 17, 2024, at 12:20, Michael Pugliese <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> <image_6487327.JPG> >> <image_6487327.JPG> > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#28957): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/28957 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/104406048/21656 -=-=- 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. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
