Re: [Marxism] The Left and Support For Islamic Resistance

["Lüko Willms" <lueko.willms@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 15 Feb 2009 09:20:16 -0500, Ruthless Critic of All that Exists wrote:

> But this is an international list. For a Marxist in, say, Turkey,
> "calling for a stop to the oppression of women and gays by the
> religious clerics" may be much more effective than "calling for a stop
> to US meddling".
> 
> If we aspire to be internationalists, we cannot call for just one of the two.

  The really big question is why attack Iran for oppression of women, 
because there are certain clothing rules for women, but where woman are 
the vast majority of university students, and enjoy civil rights, but remain 
silent about the much more severe oppression of women in Saudi Arabia, 
where women can't decide anything of importance for their live themselves, 
but need the decision of a male caretaker (father, brother, son, or other male 
relative), are not allowed to drive a car etc? 

  Well, why? The former is object of aggression by the US empire and other 
imperialist, the latter is "good friend" of imperialism. 

  You see, this course of action just follows the lead of the most reactionary 
forces on this planet, the US capitalist class. 


Cheers, 
Lüko Willms
Frankfurt, Germany
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