The Kurds and the Rojavan Revolution w/ Dr. Thoreau Redcrow
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The Perils of the Zapetistas
i think there's something inherently materialist about both of those movements, and that they're adapting anoplether of ideas to their material conditions. In the zapetista case, there's that heavy influence of myon culture that comes into play. And i think in his case, you have elements of that as well. Sometimes people seeking perfection ism sao, if the rogeva revolution truly was leftist or socialists or anti capitalist, why are they accepting help from the united states military? You know, purity is nice, but purity is very fleeting if you're lying with your family in the middle of a maskd grave," he says.
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