[Marxism] A velvet revolution in Iran?

[S. Artesian]

As Stuart points out, there is absolutely no comparison to Venezuela in 
2002.  First, the attacks were initiated by the police working for the 
anti-Chavez mayor of Caracas against the pro-Chavez demonstrators.

It was in response to the armed assaults by the police and the anti-Chavez 
goons that the pro-Chavez forces took direct action.

Wee bit of advice:  look into the history of the of Basiji, the 
revolutionary guards, etc.-- their paramilitary functioning; their assaults 
on women.

Wee bit more of advice:  history of struggle doesn't usually unfold cleanly, 
without being shot through with idealistic, romantic, and even regressive 
notions-- but the precipitating factor is in Iran, as it was in Poland, the 
economy, a conflict between means and relations of production.

The problem with your "main enemy" program is that there is never anyway to 
create a revolutionary opposition, as opposition only becomes revolutionary, 
only organizes itself around class terms by going through this sort of 
unclean confused struggle; a struggle your support of the current capitalist 
government cuts short.


That's a very wee Marxism you got going there.

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