In the 1980s, those who expressed criticisms of the Sandinistas or the ANC from a revolutionary point of view were denounced as State Department apologists by the Stalinists and their reformist allies. We can expect something of the same from the campists and their reformist allies when criticisms of Hamas, et al, are made. Those slanders were and remain just an attempt to stifle any serious discussion. That's because they know that the method of individual terrorism today is just as successful (or not) as it was back then. With that in mind, here's an article on the issue:
*This article discusses:* - *Why the confusion on the issue of individual terrorism is disastrous for socialism.* - *The fundamental difference between individual terrorism and a genuine armed struggle.* - *The classic Marxist position on individual terrorism.* - *The complete failure of individual terrorism in Chile (1973), Iran (1979), apartheid South Africa (1980s) and how it often covered for reformism.* - *The role of individual terrorism in the Palestinian struggle against ethnic cleansing and apartheid.* - *The working class socialist and internationalist alternative.* See: https://oaklandsocialist.com/2024/04/26/why-marxism-opposes-individual-terrorism/ John Reimann -- *“Science and socialism go hand-in-hand.” *Felicity Dowling Check out:https:http://oaklandsocialist.com also on Facebook -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#30084): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/30084 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/105744443/21656 -=-=- 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: marxmail+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
