EDITOR—Episode 77 of Blowback: Exposing Imperial Decline with special guests Dust James and Greg Rosen.
The roundtable discusses the most recent developments in the global battle between Russia and its Eurasian allies and the collective West, the latter representing the dying values of exploitative hierarchy, hegemony, colonialism and imperialism at any cost. The world is quickly approaching flashpoints where tactical nukes could be employed, something that could easily happen in both the Ukraine and Middle East, where the main problem is the uncontrolled and depraved conduct of the Israelis, currently celebrating the start of their offensive on Rafah. The panel also weighs the honesty or dishonesty of US attempts to restrain Israel from committing further acts of genocide on helpless Palestinians.
ANTI-IMPERIALISM FIGHTERS
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US Protests & Marxist Critique of Žižek, Foucault, Arendt & the Frankfurt School, w Gabriel Rockhill
120 Mins readEDITOR—This discussion took place on May 2, 2024. It was co-sponsored by India & the Global Left and the Critical Theory Workshop. Here is IGL’s summary: “In this video, we have discussed the US sit-in and encampment movement in solidarity with Palestine. We have then discussed how the capitalist system produces propaganda against the Left. In this regard, Prof. Rockhill talks about the French theorists, Frankfurt School theories, the New York group of non-Marxist Left intelligentsia, and British Marxists. Finally, he offers a framework that can be an alternative to bourgeois propaganda culture.”
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GUY METTAN—I didn’t pay much attention to it when I arrived, because of my fatigue, and the intense emotions provoked by all I was seeing. But when I woke up at 3 a.m., I was suddenly struck by the sound of the cannon. Every two or three minutes, a shot goes off, rattling the windows and lighting up the sky with an orange glow: It’s Russian artillery firing on Ukrainian positions a few kilometres from the town centre. The Ukrainians retaliate with missiles, drones, or HIMARS rockets, which trigger Russian counter-battery fire, at a rate of one or two an hour, I believe. The next morning, I was taught to distinguish one from the other. The HIMARS rockets are silent until the final explosion, the French SCALP and British Storm Shadow missiles make an airplane-like hum, as do the Russian anti-missile batteries, while the ordinary shells fall with a whistling sound.
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EDITOR—British journalist Richard Medhurst reports on the Israeli invasion of Rafah, and the Gaza-Egypt border. Medhurst also conducts an interview with student protestors in America, one born in Egypt, who have setup encampments in support of Gaza. The Due Dissidence team also features clips of interviews with student protesters who express clearly their rationales for defending the Palestinian people.
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GARLAND NIXON—(MUST WATCH) From episode 10 of Imperialism: Decadent Parasitic and Doomed with Garland Nixon, comrade Joti Brar explains the nature of the Israeli-American relationship, the Israel lobby in America and ultimately what is Israel’s real place in the American Empire.