<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body><div>Hmm , I would not go so far as to say there was no analysis of how we got Trump, because...</div><div>1) there was the mention of Hillary Clinton and her comment "We came, we saw, he died." </div><div>Plus</div><div>2) Ali's description of Nixon was pretty good. </div><div>Plus</div><div>3) Ali's answer to Jesse Philipe's comments.</div><div><br></div><div>Equals: basically the current system produces at best temporary reprieve from the same options. Including that even the gains start listening to the lobbies like NRA and APAC. </div><div><br></div><div>Yes, individual seats are also temporary gains for democratic socialism. But overall, our choices aren't changing much.</div><div><br></div><div>I am not sure he should analyze the US more than that. As it was, he wasn't able to talk about all the continents in one hour. </div><div><br></div><div id="composer_signature"><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757">-Karen Medina</div><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757"><br></div></div><div><br></div><div style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"></div><div style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><!-- originalMessage --><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: David Green <davidgreen50@gmail.com> </div><div>Date: 3/30/18 00:25 (GMT-06:00) </div><div>To: "Carl G. Estabrook" <galliher@illinois.edu> </div><div>Cc: kmedina67 <kmedina67@gmail.com>, Peace-discuss List <Peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net> </div><div>Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] Tariq Ali speaks at UIUC this Thursday </div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div>Ali's analysis of the Russian Revolution diverges from Chomsky in that Chomsky argues that the April Theses were public relations, was as Ali sees them in a more authentic light.</div><div><br></div><div>Ali called Trump a "shithole" for what it's worth (although mainly for laughs), cutting him no slack as Caitlin Johnstone is inclined to do. That is, no analysis of populism/nationalism in any positive sense from Ali.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><br></div>
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