All the “left “for that matter and Parenti’s support of Milošević is one symptom but also the support of Parenti no criticism from a large segment of the left. Same with most all aboard colonization of Ukraine by Russia and support of China despite their repression.
On Monday, January 26, 2026, gojko rakic via groups.io <gojkor= [email protected]> wrote: > Years ago I read some of his articles (I believe in Political Affairs), > but I stopped following his work after his writings about war in Yugoslavia > and Bosnia (1991–95). He adopted a narrative close to Serbian nationalist > and Milošević-era sources, while showing little understanding of what was > actually happening in Bosnia itself. For me, that was a decisive test. > What bothered me most was not criticism of NATO, but the absence of > serious engagement with local realities and with leftists in Serbia and > Yugoslavia who opposed both nationalism and the war. Those voices were > largely ignored. > Since then, I have been very cautious with Marxist analyses that rely on > distant, state-friendly sources while neglecting local left perspectives. > We see a similar pattern today in discussions of the Ukraine–Russia war, > where Ukrainian and Russian anti-war Marxists are often ignored, while a > few “acceptable” voices close to the Kremlin are selectively amplified. > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#40390): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/40390 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/117444679/21656 -=-=- 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/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
