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On 8/30/18 1:18 PM, John Reimann via Marxism wrote:
Here is a series of three articles from an opponent of the Ortega regime. They are carried on the web site of a "Marxist humanist" group. Among other things, they allege torture of those held in prison by Ortega. I don't believe these allegations are a lie. Here the articles are, in order of the dates: https://www.marxisthumanistinitiative.org/international-news/nicaraguan-pensioners-and-students-fight-and-die-in-protests.html
"The protesting students built barricades and used artisanal arms (small morters used for religion celebrations, known as morteros, which are no match for real weapons)."
They might not be a match for real weapons but these mortars were first used in Venezuela by the student movement there. In fact, I don't see much difference between the two countries. Yes, Maduro and Ortega are not Lenin and Trotsky but the failure of the student movements to put forward a program that promises to transform the respective nations according to the ideals put forward in publications like Marxist Humanist Initiative or New Politics, I'll refrain from cheer-leading for them.
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