Re: What the Empire Learned from the Lesson of Iran

[Yoshie Furuhashi <critical.montages@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 8/12/06, Louis Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yoshie:
> >Pitched battles between supporters and opponents of the Bolivarian
> >Revolution have been common, the battles that have sometimes included
> >gun shots and deaths:
> ><http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2625997.stm>.
>
> I think most PEN-L'ers can figure out that the violence was initiated by
> the rightwing in Venezuela and then people defended themselves.

Sometimes, yes, other times, no.  Since when have revolutionaries
eschewed violence to initiate it or maintain revolution, on the
defensive or offensive?

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