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We need to talk about Volodymyr

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Guest post by Des Derwin

The international solidarity movement with Ukraine, together with the left within Ukraine, needs to begin having a conversation about Zelensky.

We are well aware of our political and class differences with Zelensky. They have been overlooked or put aside by the international solidarity movement, or at least left without emphasis, in the interests of supporting the defensive war effort of the Ukrainian nation. This effort is widely seen as being outstandingly led by Zelensky. I am reminded how a united left rhetorically backed Ho Chi Minh throughout the Vietnam War without the left of the left making too much of a fuss about some of his highly objectionable actions. Hence Zelensky’s neoliberalism, his forelock-tugging of the West, his anti-worker legislation, his apparent tolerance for some manifestations of the far right in Ukraine, his new concession to property developers, etc., are not made an issue, except to offer solidarity to our socialist and trade union comrades in Ukraine who are fighting the anti-labour laws in particular.

However there is one area where I feel we – the international solidarity movement and the Ukrainian left – can no longer keep public silence about Zelensky. And that is Israel.

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Written by siptuactivist

Jan 9, 2023 at 4:35 pm

Posted in Al Jazeera, Anti War Movements, Campism, Eastern Europe, Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières (ESSF), Ireland, Irish Left With Ukraine, Israel, Left Evasionism, Sotsialnyi Rukh (Social Movement), Ukraine, Ukraine Russia War 2022, Ursula Von Der Leyen (EU Commission President), Vietnam, War

While they had non-whites speaking, they had a hateful message – Donald Trump holds a virtual Republican Party Convention while white racists gun down black people in Kenosha, Wisconsin

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Something very rotten is happening in the United States of America.

Hope erupted after the racist police murder of George Floyd – protests went global.

Will protests erupt again?

Black basketball stars lead the way, launching what amounts to a nationwide sporting general strike in the USA.

The words of LeBron James

FUCK THIS MAN!!!! WE DEMAND CHANGE. SICK OF IT

Change doesn’t happen with just talk!! It happens with action and needs to happen NOW! https://twitter.com/KingJames?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

LeBron Raymone James Sr. born December 30, 1984 is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is widely considered to be one of the greatest basketball players in NBA history. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James?wprov=sfti1

Racist police shot African-American man Jacob Blake seven times in the back in Kenosha, Wisconsin

The Milwaukee Bucks staged an unprecedented boycott on Wednesday over the police shooting of a black man, forcing the NBA to halt its playoff schedule and prompting a wave of walkouts by teams and players across other sports.

The NBA postponed its entire slate of Wednesday fixtures after the Bucks refused to play game five of their Eastern Conference first-round series against the Orlando Magic in protest at the shooting of African-American man Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Sunday.

Blake was seriously injured after being shot point blank in the back seven times by police officers in a confrontation captured in video footage.

“Over the last few days in our home state of Wisconsin, we’ve seen the horrendous video of Jacob Blake being shot in the back seven times by a police officer in Kenosha, and the additional shooting of protestors,” the Bucks players said in a statement explaining their boycott. https://scroll.in/field/971490/black-lives-matter-nba-walkout-sparks-historic-sport-boycott-in-us-osaka-withdraws-tennis-halted

More protests are badly needed.

At the same Donald Trump’s political party, the Republicans, staged a bizarre “virtual” convention. Read the rest of this entry »

Written by tomasoflatharta

Aug 27, 2020 at 10:46 am

Posted in Al Jazeera, Black Lives Matter, Donald Trump, USA President, Human Rights, International Political Analysis, Mass Action, Police Misbehaviour, Racism, The Great Depression of the 2020’s, USA, USA Far Right

Ireland’s abortion standoff – Al Jazeera Coverage

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Ireland’s abortion standoff

A link to Al Jazeera’s coverage is here :

http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/irelands-abortion-standoff-0022407

Written by tomasoflatharta

Nov 21, 2012 at 12:13 am

Posted in Abortion, Al Jazeera, February 1992, Feminism, India, International Political Analysis, Ireland, Mainstream Media, X Case