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FULL VIDEO: How The Left Was Won (Patreon)

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2022-06-27 15:57:47
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Full video of today’s episode for subscribers only! Let’s do Callin at 7:30 today. I know there’s lots to discuss given the trash Supreme Court.

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How The Left Was Won: Lessons From Colombia (w/ Benjamin Norton & Ajamu Baraka)

This week, Briahna spoke to journalist & editor at Multipolarista Benjamin Norton and 2016 Green Party VP & National Organizer for Black Alliance for Peace Ajamu Baraka about the recent election of the first left President of Colombia. What are the implications for US imperialism in the region, and what lessons does it hold for American leftists watching our own Democracy crumble? Ajamu lives in Colombia, and has had a personal relationship with VP-elect Francia Marquez since she was a teenager. Ben and Ajamu explain how powerful left movements forced new president Gustavo Petro to select the Afro-Colombian environmental and indigenous rights activist as his VP, and win an historic election. Listen to or watch the full episode at https://www.patreon.com/badfaithpodcast.

Comments

Anonymous

"Reagan himself personally told them to just run over the protesters, and Brian Wilson had his legs cut off by this train." That's some bloodthirsty shit right there.

Louis Waweru

I’ve come to realize that we don’t have a concept or socialism here in the US, and we are talking about welfare in platforms like Bernie’s or what you see in Scandinavia and Europe. It’s become laughable to have politicians here be associated socialism when we don’t understand the concept. And I’m not talking about the discourse but in what it even looks like in practical and actionable terms. Part of why we have distorted views of China and the Global South is probably so Westerners will never understand actual alternatives to society and governance. This is what I meant by what French people are up is not worth following while it continues to ignore topics like Francafrique, but what is happening in our own hemisphere deserves devoted attention and international support from people aspiring for peace and development. That support is crucial from Americans because if our constant meddling and instability creation wherever truly progressive movements exist. While there’s not really a template, as Jamu indicated, I think you can learn from example, and here is one that I found particularly enlightening: https://thetricontinental.org/studies-1-socialist-construction/ It’s important to learn what socialism looks like to understand that it will never happen in the United States, and for realizing that we have so many covert and overt institutions in place to guarantee that domestically and enforce it abroad. All this is to say I think the best thing we can do is work to stop our own government from harming and destroying socialist countries.

Nathan Ngumi

Very interesting and insightful discussion! The win of Gustavo and Francia in Colombia is seismic, and will contribute to the shifting of the region away from pandering to US imperialism that the right-wing has always done. Lula da Silva ousts Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil will add to the excitement the Left is feeling from the Pink Tide in Latin America. Regional integration of Latin America will inspire similar efforts in the Caribbean and it will be a serious blow to the USA's domination of the Western hemisphere (codified geopolitically in the Monroe Doctrine)! Interesting times lie ahead!

Anonymous

Briahna, your silence near the end on the question of capitalism v socialism reflects a real struggle in minds of many thoughtful people. I think the better question should be how to set up feedback loops within the existing system so that we can solve real problems regardless of the economic system. I can fill in more on how to do this if there is any interest. jsuter at sbcglobal dot net

Anonymous

Benjamin Norton is a genocide denier and probably one of the continuously most cartoonish and reactionary “leftists” you’ll see online. First with Norm Finklestein’s weaselly apologetics for the invasion of Ukraine to this guy who denies Russian historical war crimes against the Ukrainians… if this was someone supporting the Iraq invasion and denying American war crimes in the region I doubt we’d all sit here and allow it. Gonna have to rage quit this patreon. Lol.

Claire M. Cohen, M.D.

I think this episode contains an excellent, thought-provoking discussion. Brianna, thank you for your courage.

Anonymous

BTW Ben, Israel HAS had leftist governments even though not recently. To the extent that both Colombia and Israel are the regional “bumboys” of the US of AMURIKA then there is some parallel but you’d be more accurate if you said Colombia is the fascist USA of South America. Israel still has some autonomy.

Jandrix

I became a patreon subscriber just so I could listen to this episode.

Delio

the more I listen to Brie, the more I realize how truly out of touch she really is with the struggle.

Delio

Why isn't AMLO & Mexico being mentioned?