THE CRISIS AND RESISTANCE, FROM PALESTINE TO CUBA - Part 1 of 4

The global crisis of capitalism and the barbarity of imperialism are clear to the whole world. But the fightback cannot be suppressed - Palestinian resistance to the savage attack by the Israeli state is inspiring the world and people across Latin America are taking control of their own destinies and standing firm against imperialism, encouraged and supported by socialist Cuba which this year
celebrates 50 years of building revolutionary socialism.

Hear Helen Yaffe, teaching fellow at UCL and author of the forthcoming book Che Guevara: The Economics of Revolution, speak on Cuba and the Bolivarian Alternative for Latin American (ALBA)

http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?PID=307679
http://palgrave.typepad.com/yaffe/

This meeting took place on Saturday 7 March - at LSE.
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[rantie]

this is inspiring stuff..

[meryanoneill]

i disagree that the national socialist were socialist in any way, if anything hitler prior to 1939 needed big business in germany to get what he wanted, names dont define ideology, names are names, how many dictatorships were democratic-republics?

[socialismorbarbarism]

this is a wicked video!! BRRAPPPP long live Cuba Socialista

[zetsway5000]

You seem to think if something isn't at the Utopian level of that system then it shouldn't use the name. To say that they all destroyed private business at the same level is to be a historic illiterate.

[zetsway5000]

How is centralized power right wing? Do you call a centrally planned economy right wing? You have extremely warped views.

[zetsway5000]

What's your definition of right wing and left wing?

[zetsway5000]

To even say monarchies and authoritarian rule is right wing is to be an idiot.

[meryanoneill]

first post edit: traditional authoritarian rule, another term for monarchy

[meryanoneill]

tell me zetsway, why would the nazis, if they are so socialist left wing, see their beginning in the crisis of 1919 acting in police corps fight communist militias along the french border? most nazis started flying the kizer's battle flag, which is hardly liberal, no they were right wing nationalists, that used the term socialist to attract un-educated German workers, their reforms were right wing only

[meryanoneill]

next fascism isnt it socialism? no, not in any way National Socialist, please, next thing you'll be trying to tell me is east German was a democratic republic just becuase its official name was the "german democratic republic" prior to 1939 the national socialist completely relied on big German business for votes and support only post 39 did you see major forms of government takeover of private business, but that can be chalked up to a war effort

[meryanoneill]

both of you are way wrong and over the top, i can see the high school history showing through your belts, first point i must address, zetsway it is very easy to oppose capitalism and be right wing, im sure we can agree monarchies and authoritarian rule is for the most part a right wing ideology, did monarch not consolidate power, including economic power within the state?

[meryanoneill]

furthermore post 1939, was a wartime german government that yes ate up private business but no more than allied governments did to there respective business just using a different method