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Why I’m pro-Russia & pro-Rage Against the War Machine: anti-imperialists can’t win with idealism
open.substack.comWhen somebody rejects all of the practical paths towards fighting imperialism and class exploitation, on the basis that they feel we should be taking a purer path, then you had better make sure this other path is viable. If it’s not viable, and they’re saying this simply to complain rather than to offer a serious alternative, then you shouldn’t even entertain them. Because what’s the point of validating somebody who has nothing constructive to say? Unless an option is practicable, it’s not worth bringing up.
I am interested in reading Garrido’s book too. I know the basic jist of it since the idea of the purity fetish of the western left was introduced in essays that i have read already. The book is probably just a longer form that expounds on that idea and adds more context.
There will be a book launch today streamed on YouTube and it will have some amazing speakers (Radhika Desai, Gabriel Rockhill, for example).