Re: [marxmail] On the hypocritical US calls for transparency in Venezuela (Venezuelanalysis)

2024-08-08 Thread dan
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio *Lula* da Silva said the only way to end the electoral dispute in Venezuela is to publish the vote tallies. “There is a fight. How do you solve the fight? Publish the tallies,” *Lula* da Silva said in an interview aired on Brazilian broadcaster Globo. *Lula* said

Re: [marxmail] August 6, 1945 - when Japan was seeking terms for surrender

2024-08-06 Thread dan
It is a very reductionist position to reduce these complex decisions to a discussion of whether or not this was primarily directed against the Soviet Union... A bit more nuanced below: https://www.historynewsnetwork.org/article/the-japanese-surrender-in-1945-is-still-poorly-und ( https://www.his

Re: [marxmail] August 6, 1945 - when Japan was seeking terms for surrender

2024-08-06 Thread dan
*"the real target was the USSR"* And how and where exactly is this *proven* in each of the two texts? -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#31501): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/31501 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/

Re: [marxmail] Electoral theatre in Venezuela: a tale from election day in Caracas (Venezuelanalysis)

2024-08-05 Thread dan
I myself do not have the slightest element to contradict what Brian Mier saw in the Andrés Bello polling station. So I take this with me... His generalization to the whole of Caracas is immediately more problematic because he does not provide the slightest evidence for it. But: "Maria Corina Mac

Re: [marxmail] An Attack on Venezuela’s Democracy - ZNetwork

2024-08-04 Thread dan
I myself am fortunate that I have the time and resources to follow what is happening in the world on a daily basis. That way, no one can tell me later what may or may not have happened in the past... And so I know a few facts, but that is all... Don't look to me for solutions; unfortunately I don

Re: [marxmail] An Attack on Venezuela’s Democracy - ZNetwork

2024-08-04 Thread dan
cedures Maduro used to go from democracy to authoritarianism... On Sat, 3 Aug 2024 at 23:39, Bobby MacVeety via groups.io wrote: > Dan, do you consider this an unbiased report? I see no mention of the > sanctions; all blame goes to Maduro > > > On Aug 3, 2024, at 2:34 PM, dan via

Re: [marxmail] An Attack on Venezuela’s Democracy - ZNetwork

2024-08-03 Thread dan
For those who, for some reason have not been able to follow the world news, in recent months; https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/03/maduro-has-lost-the-streets-in-venezuelas-barrios-former-loyal-voters-risk-all-in-protests -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all

Re: [marxmail] Venezuela: the end game?: Michael Roberts

2024-07-30 Thread dan
On April 16, 1961, Cuba became a socialist country. Castro later announced this to the population. And what happened on that April 16? Exactly; it was the first day of the Bay of Pigs invasion... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Onl

Re: [marxmail] Ukraine's reckless attack on Russia's nuclear warning stystem

2024-06-13 Thread dan
In 2019, the Princeton based journal Science & Global Security , on whose editorial board Postol sat, [57] ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Postol#cite_note-57 ) intended to publish a report titled "Computational Forensic Analysis for the Chemical Weapons Attack at Khan Sheikhoun on 4 A

Re: [marxmail] Multipolaristas' Dugin maneuvers through BRICS contradiction

2024-05-23 Thread dan
Amen ! -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#30493): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/30493 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/106269661/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying

Re: [marxmail] ML-ist Greg Godels on the contradictory nature of the People's Republic of China

2024-03-27 Thread dan
Are we talking here about the party, that, on a daily basis, is guided by the following 4 main contradictions formulated by its founder ? – the contradiction between the socialist camp and the imperialist camp; – the contradiction between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie in the capitalist cou

Re: [marxmail] ML-ist Greg Godels on the contradictory nature of the People's Republic of China

2024-03-27 Thread dan
"By 1939, Fascist Italy attained the highest rate of state ownership of an economy in the world other than the Soviet Union, [43] ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_fascist_Italy#cite_note-43 ) where the Italian state "controlled over four-fifths of Italy's shipping and shipbuilding, th

Re: [marxmail] ML-ist Greg Godels on the contradictory nature of the People's Republic of China

2024-03-27 Thread dan
And so we can immediately assume that below we have a ranking of the most socialist countries in the world? Figure 2. SOE shares among countries’ top ten firms (%) Note: Only countries with shares above 10% are shown. Source: Kowalski et al. (2013). In:    https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2013/05

Re: [marxmail] The economic systems of Fascism and Communism, including the present-day People's Republic of China

2024-03-18 Thread dan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_market_economy#:~:text=They%20concluded%20that%20China's%20contemporary,retained%20by%20enterprises%20rather%20than dan -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#29513): https://groups

Re: [marxmail] The economic systems of Fascism and Communism, including the present-day People's Republic of China

2024-03-17 Thread dan
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jun/29/china-bloomberg-xi-jinping I want an older sister like that too :-( dan -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#29511): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/29511 Mute This Topic

Re: [marxmail] Max Xi Blumenthal, Tool of CIA, Imperialism and Neoliberalism, Detained, Tried and Sentenced to 1,000 Years Hard Labor This Morning - Washington Babylon

2021-07-04 Thread Dan La Botz
Satires are meant to be taken seriously. Dan On Sat, Jul 3, 2021, 6:50 PM Louis Proyect wrote: > On 7/3/21 6:41 PM, Louis Proyect wrote: > > Not exactly. There have been some substantial pieces on Grayzone. > > What a faux pas! > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io L

[marxmail] Nicaragua article

2021-06-17 Thread Dan La Botz
I call your attention to my article on the situation in Nicaragua: https://newpol.org/nicaragua-ortega-arrests-opposition-candidates-ahead-of-november-2021-election/ Dan La Botz -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#9255): https

Re: AW 2 RE: AW RE: [marxmail] The Nazi-Soviet Pact: A Betrayal of Communists by Communists | The MIT Press Reader

2021-05-09 Thread dan
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[marxmail] Trotsky's Theories

2021-04-12 Thread Dan La Botz
Seeing the recent discussion on this list of Leon Trotsky's theories and the post-war period, I point out that I take up these issues in my novel. It is now available from various deals for $2.99 as an e-book. You can learn more about it by going to the link below, must above the image of the cover

Re: [marxmail] For Anyone Who Thinks China Is Soft On Capitalists

2021-04-12 Thread dan
Soft indeed; https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/12/alibaba-shares-jump-after-2point8-billion-fine-anti-monopoly-fine.html -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#7948): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/7948 Mute This Topic: https://g

Re: [marxmail] "COLD WAR TRUTH COMMISSION" Free Event Sunday March 21

2021-03-18 Thread Dan La Botz
This program on McCarthyism may also be of interest: https://mailchi.mp/3c108d0f55b7/charisse-burden-stelly-discusses-the-longue-dure-of-mccarthyism-8827181?e=821cdd35e7 Dan My latest book, my first novel. trotskyintijuana.com On Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 12:50 PM Michael Meeropol wrote: > >

Re: [marxmail] Query

2021-02-23 Thread Dan La Botz
The classic is Mathew Josephson, which is nearly Marxist. Dan My latest book, my first novel. trotskyintijuana.com On Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 11:33 AM Richard Modiano wrote: > I am looking for a one volume history of the US Gilded Age from a Marxist > perspective. Recommendations from co

Re: [marxmail] H-Net Review [H-Podcast]: Clevenger on Pete Burton (Producer), 'Re-Cycle: The cycling history podcast'

2021-02-22 Thread Dan Greene via groups.io
Look forward to checking out these podcasts. I’m still logging lots of miles these days. Surprised to see this topic in marxmail. I’ll forward to my friend, Andrew Ritchie, author of the first and for many years the only biography of Major Taylor, “Major Taylor, The Fastest Bicycle Racer in th

Re: [marxmail] NY Times: How a Trinidadian Communist Invented London’s Biggest Party

2021-02-19 Thread Dan Greene via groups.io
Claudia Jones is an interesting story. > On Feb 19, 2021, at 12:25 PM, Alan Ginsberg wrote: > >  > The Notting Hill Carnival was canceled last year. But it likely wouldn’t > exist at all without the efforts of Claudia Jones. > > with many photos at > https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/18/world/eu

Re: [marxmail] Moderator's note

2020-12-27 Thread dan
Covid deaths (8,279 versus 19,158). Am I mistaken if I suspect that twice as many Belgians than Swedes will be affected by these side effects? dan -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#4892): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/4892

Re: [marxmail] Moderator's note

2020-12-27 Thread dan
nd by extension to anyone looking to gain insight into successful anti-Covid strategies. And when Ron claims that they have been manipulated, I would like to hear which are the correct numbers ... Dan -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/

Re: [marxmail] This Book Turns Everything You Thought You Knew About North Korea Upside Down

2020-12-17 Thread Dan La Botz
This doesn't turn upside down anything I knew or believed about North Korea. An authoritarian one-party state that blocked with others of the same ilk. We always knew that the United States had done terrible things and so had South Korea. No one on this list would want to live there and this list c

Re: [marxmail] My Take on the Good Lord Bird

2020-11-28 Thread Dan La Botz
Very nice, Mark. Dan My latest book, my first novel. trotskyintijuana.com On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 10:59 AM Mark Lause wrote: > < > http://www.lawcha.org/2020/11/27/wishbone-of-the-good-lord-bird-historical-fiction-and-poetic-truth/#disq

Re: [marxmail] Revolutionary Socialism is the Primary Political Ideology of The Red Nation – The Red Nation

2020-11-13 Thread Dan La Botz
My 2012 review of an Anthology - Dan La Botz https://newpol.org/review/latin-american-marxist-jos%C3%A9-carlos-mari%C3%A1tegui/ Review Latin American Marxist: José Carlos Mariátegui By: Dan La Botz <https://newpol.org/authors/la-botz-dan/> Summer 2012 <https://newpol.org/issues/new-pol

Re: [marxmail] Moderator's note

2020-10-02 Thread Dan La Botz
Thanks for doing Marxmail and for telling a little of us history. Dan On Fri, Oct 2, 2020, 1:03 PM Jerry Monaco wrote: > I think that is a very good statement of purpose. > > I liked LBO while it lasted. Doug didn't moderate as strictly as you and I > think it caused a bit of s

Re: [marxmail] Why I’m for Voting For Biden and Urge You To Do So - New Politics

2020-09-28 Thread Dan La Botz
United States remains very low. Dan My latest book, my first novel. trotskyintijuana.com On Mon, Sep 28, 2020 at 3:08 PM Dayne Goodwin wrote: > I don't think that Trump's apparent proto-fascist political trajectory > is unique to him, a singularity. I think the capitalist syste

Re: [marxmail] » Open Letter: Dump Trump, Then Battle Biden

2020-09-23 Thread Dan La Botz
Thanks for your thoughtful remark, Jim. These people appreciate it. Dan My latest book, my first novel. trotskyintijuana.com On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 10:29 PM Dayne Goodwin wrote: > On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 6:34 PM Jim Brash via groups.io yahoo@groups.io> wrote: > >> I

Re: [marxmail] Guerro's Waiting for the Barbarians

2020-09-17 Thread Dan La Botz
I wasn't aware there was a film, but it is a great, great novel. Dan My latest book, my first novel. trotskyintijuana.com On Thu, Sep 17, 2020 at 1:14 PM R.O. wrote: > David Walsh' wsws-review of Ciro Guerro's Waiting for the Barbarians (IMDb > rating 5.8) is right to

Re: [marxmail] Black Americans Want Police to Retain Local Presence

2020-09-04 Thread Dan La Botz
radically, though that does not seem to have happened anywhere. So we also have to explain our conception of how a socialist revolution would transform the police, even if such a revolution is a distant prospect. Dan My latest book, my first novel. trotskyintijuana.com On Fri, Sep 4, 2020 at 10:4

Re: [marxmail] Black Americans Want Police to Retain Local Presence

2020-09-04 Thread Dan La Botz
), theft, and other crime in the neighborhood. I have found the to be common attitudes in Black and Latino neighborhoods for years, though the anger and police racism and violence is greater now. Dan My latest book, my first novel. trotskyintijuana.com On Fri, Sep 4, 2020 at 10:25 AM Tristan

Re: [marxmail] Doris Lessing’s ‘Golden Notebook’ and Our Era of Unrest

2020-08-23 Thread Dan La Botz
The book to compare to *Going Away *would be Lessing's *Berger' Daughter, *I think. Dan My latest book, my first novel. trotskyintijuana.com On Sun, Aug 23, 2020 at 8:31 PM Louis Proyect wrote: > It's worth mentioning that my good cyberfriend, the late Clancy Sigal,

Re: [marxmail] Doris Lessing’s ‘Golden Notebook’ and Our Era of Unrest

2020-08-23 Thread Dan La Botz
But thanks for your quotation from her, Patrick. Dan My latest book, my first novel. trotskyintijuana.com On Sun, Aug 23, 2020 at 8:19 PM Patrick Bond wrote: > Sorry comrade Dan, my apologies, that quote was from the NY Times > article... I was sloppy in hitting "return" wi

Re: [marxmail] Doris Lessing’s ‘Golden Notebook’ and Our Era of Unrest

2020-08-23 Thread Dan La Botz
I did not write that that I remember, certainly not today, though I think it's true, or if not a Communist, a fellow traveler. Dan My latest book, my first novel. trotskyintijuana.com On Sun, Aug 23, 2020 at 8:09 PM Patrick Bond wrote: > On 8/23/2020 7:50 PM, Dan La Botz wrote: >

Re: [marxmail] Doris Lessing’s ‘Golden Notebook’ and Our Era of Unrest

2020-08-23 Thread Dan La Botz
Thanks, I didn't see it. Dan My latest book, my first novel. trotskyintijuana.com On Sun, Aug 23, 2020 at 1:54 PM Louis Proyect wrote: > On 8/23/20 1:50 PM, Dan La Botz wrote: > > Where did this article come from? > Dan > > The NY Times. It was there in small

Re: [marxmail] Doris Lessing’s ‘Golden Notebook’ and Our Era of Unrest

2020-08-23 Thread Dan La Botz
Where did this article come from? Dan On Sun, Aug 23, 2020, 12:46 PM Louis Proyect wrote: > ESSAY > Doris Lessing’s ‘Golden Notebook’ and Our Era of Unrest > [image: Doris Lessing in 1994.] > Doris Lessing in 1994.Credit...Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times > > By Karan M

Re: [marxmail] The Left Has Turned Into a Guild Hall

2020-08-16 Thread Dan La Botz
Thanks for the info about Quillette, Dan My latest book, my first novel. trotskyintijuana.com On Sun, Aug 16, 2020 at 2:03 PM Louis Proyect wrote: > On 8/16/20 2:00 PM, Dan La Botz wrote: > > What's Quillette? > Dan > > The journal of the Intellectual Dark Web. They&#

Re: [marxmail] The Left Has Turned Into a Guild Hall

2020-08-16 Thread Dan La Botz
What's Quillette? Dan My latest book, my first novel. trotskyintijuana.com On Sun, Aug 16, 2020 at 1:48 PM Louis Proyect wrote: > On 8/16/20 1:43 PM, Tristan Sloughter wrote: > > The Bellows appears to be a site created by people who for some reason > consider themselves &q

Re: [marxmail] Russian Marxists: Open Letter to Belarusian Workers

2020-08-16 Thread Dan La Botz
itical prisoners. https://unisolidarity.wordpress.com/2020/08/16/solidarity-is-the-key-to-victory/ Dan La Botz My latest book, my first novel. trotskyintijuana.com On Sun, Aug 16, 2020 at 3:01 AM RKOB wrote: > *Open Letter to Belarusian Workers* > > *Down with Lukashenko's

Re: [marxmail] New novel about Trotsky.

2020-08-12 Thread Dan La Botz
In a couple of weeks. I'll send out the link again with a button to buy. Dan My latest book, my first novel. trotskyintijuana.com On Wed, Aug 12, 2020 at 5:27 PM Erik Toren wrote: > Awesome! Where will it be available for purchase? > Erik > >> >> > > -=-=-=-

[marxmail] New novel about Trotsky.

2020-08-12 Thread Dan La Botz
I think this might be of interest to people on this list. It will be available in about two weeks. My latest book, my first novel. trotskyintijuana.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#315): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/mes