[Marxism] Debate: How Should Anti-Imperialists Respond to Iran's Political Crisis?

[Ian Angus]

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Marxist Perspectives for the 21st Century
July 28, 2009
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DEBATE: HOW SHOULD ANTI-IMPERIALISTS RESPOND TO IRAN'S POLITICAL CRISIS?

A recent Socialist Voice article, Iranian Workers in Action for
Democratic Rights, by Robert Johnson and John Riddell, provoked an
online debate about how anti-imperialist activists should defend
Iranian sovereignty in response to the political crisis there.

Because this debate reflects broader disagreements in the left around
the world, we are publishing two submissions by Stansfield Smith,
together with responses from Johnson and Riddell.

** "A poorly veiled way of taking sides in Iran" (Stansfield Smith)

** "Self-determination and democratic rights are two aspects of the
same question" (Robert Johnson and John Riddell)

** "Support workers movements – but not regardless of the context"
(Stansfield Smith)

** "Siding with Ahmedinejad against imperialism does not mean siding
with him in his repression" (Robert Johnson and John Riddell)

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