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This week there are few more videos than normal, all great. With so many in the world fighting for justice, my mind turned to Allende who showed us a model of a radical way to challenge capitalism, and of the viciousness that socialists face in bettering the world. I selected Allende's first speech, where he laid out Chile's path to socialism. Compared with his final speech during the coup, you can still feel the commitment to socialism and the determination he had in the face of such viciousness:

 
"Workers of my country, I have faith in Chile and its destiny. Other men will overcome this dark and bitter moment when treason seeks to prevail. Go forward knowing that, sooner rather than later, the great avenues will open again where free men will walk to build a better society."

-David Griscom 

Reading: 

Bernie Has Called to Free Lula. Why Won’t the Rest of the Democratic Field? - Michael & Ben Burgis, 2019  

Stirrings of Basic Change Accompany Protests in Haiti - W. T. Whitney, 2019

5 things we Know about People who live Longest, and their Communities, 2018  

Salvador Allende's First Speech To The Nation As President, 1970 

Watching: 

Michael Brooks: World on fire, media silent 

Sartre And the Roads to Freedom, Rick Roderick, 1993 

Salvador Allende's Last Speech, 1973