RE: [Marxism] Baathism (2nd try)

["Jack Cade" <jack.cade@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You can always start from a Google search which gives these among
205,000 others:

>From Al Jazeera

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/AFBF5651-45AF-45E7-910E-EC
A0AFEA24C1.htm

Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ba'ath_Party
The Arabic word Ba'ath means 'rebirth'. Ba'athist beliefs combine
Arab Socialism, militarism, nationalism, and Pan-Arabism. The
mostly secular ideology often contrasts with that of other Arab
governments in the Middle East, which sometimes tend to have
leanings towards Islamism and theocracy.

The motto of the Party is Wahdah, Hurriyah, Ishtirrakiyah means
"Unity, Freedom, Socialism". 'Unity' refers to pan-Arab unity,
'Freedom' emphasizes freedom from Western interests in
particular, and 'Socialism' specifically references Arab
Socialism.

Plenty of material there to research.

Jack

> 
> If anybody is well informed on this matter, I would like to
hear 
> speculation about any changes that may be going on in the 
> Baathist party 
> in  the resistance in Iraq and in the government in Syria.
> 
> Should or could this party be of any interest to marxists, 
> even though 
> it is defined as socialist but not marxist?
> 
> To what extent was the character of the Baathist party in 
> Iraq formed by 
> the political style of Saddam Hussein as opposed to Baathist
ideas?
> 
> With Saddam and his family in detention or dead, what would be
the 
> nature of the Iraqi Baathists under a new leadership?
> 
> At the back of one's mind, on this list, the thought must 
> have occurred 
> about any possible alliances of the leftist groups with an 
> authoritarian 
> party which may now be more open to alliances.
> 
> Why do the Baathists reject marxism? Is there any well grounded

> reasoning - or is it by association?
> 
> I do not believe my line of questioning and interest is futile.
> 
> And poor marxist that I am (I know), I do think we should
examine all 
> the facts on the ground in the Iraq and Syria (and also 
> Yemen!) and not 
> just pass them over because the media will have us "write 
> off" baathism 
> in the same manner as they will have others "write off" marxism
and 
> socialism!



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