The Left Opposition Podcast

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The Left Opposition Podcast

News and views from a Trotskyist perspective. We tend to dunk on "Patriotic Socialists" and "MAGA Communism" while attacking the Democrats from the left. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theleftop/support

  1. What is to be Done, Now?

    9 NOV

    What is to be Done, Now?

    No matter who won this week, Democrat victories and losses are not our losses. The boys take some time to reflect on what the re-election of Donald Trump means and a further reminder of the task of socialists is going forward. If anything this election serves as a confirmation the Democrats are enemies of the working class and we can not rely on them for change. Just know history is full of people with a lot less than what the American working class has, and fought back against gargantuan enemies and prevailed. Never lose hope! We take some time at the end of the episode to check out where Communists did win, with the A"C"P's own renowned deadbeat father and embezzler of socialist orgs Christopher Helali elected to Vermont's Orange County High Bailiff. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/TheLeftOP/posts --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theleftop/support

    1 h y 30 min
  2. US Election Pregame Special

    3 NOV

    US Election Pregame Special

    Last episode before the end of democracy! We look at the Young Turks definition of fascism, AOC's comments regarding resistance to fascism, just the usual Dem crap. Alternatively we get into why conservative humor is not only not funny but just generally bad, and we take a blast from the past with a classic Haz clip where he got tricked into a street fight that ended in the most Haz way possible, and we close the program with "Love Me I'm a Liberal!" This coming Tuesday night 730pm EST, November 5th we will be streaming the election LIVE on https://twitch.tv/marxistarchaeologist It is your support that makes the show possible. Check us out on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/TheLeftOP/posts Love Me, I'm a Liberal (2024 Version by omniahegazy) https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBtuEQPJTzt/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link https://firebrand.red/2024/10/everything-you-hate-isnt-fascism/ https://communistusa.org/is-kamala-harris-one-of-us-a-reply-to-shawn-fain/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theleftop/support

    1 h y 27 min
  3. 3rd Party Voting and the Democracy of Sisyphus

    19 OCT

    3rd Party Voting and the Democracy of Sisyphus

    It's that time folks! Every four years we are told to elect Democrats to prevent GOP from winning, and its the most important election of our lives. The US election is days away and we wanted to explore the options given to us as socialists. Will voting Democrats make it easier to organize the working class and radical politics? What about a 3rd party candidate? Is participating in American democracy even viable or is it a Sisyphean task? Here are a few articles that caught our eyes https://independentsocialistgroup.org/2024/09/04/why-the-working-class-should-vote-for-jill-stein-and-cornel-west/ https://socialistworker.org/2016/04/26/elections-and-the-marxist-tradition https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/10/16/rwry-o16.html https://communistusa.org/class-war-2024-the-tasks-of-communists-in-the-coming-election/ Don't forget to message us to join our reading group every Tuesday night at 730 EST. This week we are reading Chapter 4 of Lenin's What is to be Done If we get to 20 patrons Doug will read and review a book by the ACP: "Why We Need American Marxism". Fixed audio glitch that had 30 seconds of silence near the beginning. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theleftop/support

    1 h y 18 min

  4. 5 OCT

    Another Normal Week in America

    Hey folks. This week we discuss the incredible incompetent response by the federal government in the wake of Hurricane Helene which killed hundreds of Americans and displaced thousands with hundreds more still missing a week later making it the second deadliest in recent memory after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Cops guarding closed and fully stocked grocery stores, people stranded, mountain villages underwater, $750 per person in federal aid incoming! Meanwhile another $8b to Israel along with the Tennessee National Guard being deployed. We also discuss the Longshoremen strike and the colossal disappointment and missed opportunity it was. And renowned Anti-Semite Jackson Hinkle says something anti-semitic while his moron party does damage control. If we hit 20 patrons on Patreon, Doug will read Carlos Garrido's book "Why We Need American Marxism" and review it for us on the pod. Hurricane Disaster Relief: Paypal: MutualAidDisasterRelief@gmail.com Venmo: @MutualAidDisasterRelief Outro: "When I Come Back Again" by Trampled By Turtles, 2004 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theleftop/support

    1 h y 12 min
  5. Escalate to Deescalate?

    28 SEPT

    Escalate to Deescalate?

    I hope you are well, friends! It's been another week of decades worth of news as Israel bombards Lebanon as we speak, murdering hundreds of civilians, further escalating a potential regional war drawing the US directly into conflict with Israel's neighbours while the operation in Gaza is almost a year old and not really going well. The world is bleak so we look to the working class to give us hope, and that is in the Boeing workers' strike for better wages and pensions. The student movement for Palestine must link up with these workers to support each other and deal a crippling blow to the USA's ability to export weapons to Israel. For a bit of levity we read a student newspaper discussing antisemitism on Columbia's campus with concern by Jewish students who ultimately rejected their acceptance due to being uncomfortable with their colleagues protesting genocide. We find out why and its exactly as stupid as you think it is. Lastly we check in on what renowned pervert Mark Robinson has been up to. Are you interested in learning Marxist theory? Message us on social media and we can organize a reading group where we cover the introductory and basic texts! This week's readings: https://www.marxist.com/united-states-turbulence-ahead-as-class-struggle-heats-up-at-boeing.htm https://www.leftvoice.org/boeing-workers-are-uniquely-situated-to-disrupt-the-global-economy/ https://www.leftvoice.org/the-pro-palestine-student-movement-should-unite-with-the-historic-boeing-workers-strike/ The article in question https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2024/09/23/i-already-felt-unwelcome-jewish-students-decline-admission-offers-to-columbia-over-antisemitism-concerns/ Palestine Activist Defense Fund: https://palestineaction.org/defence-fund/ Episode cover art photo (Peyton Wilson, Middle East Eye, Nov 2023) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theleftop/support

    1 h y 23 min
  6. Marxism and Immigration

    21 SEPT

    Marxism and Immigration

    RIP James Earl Jones. We were a bit pressed for time when we recorded this one, hope you like it! We get into the Marxist approach to mass immigration, drawing upon what Marx wrote about the Irish and English proletariat and what our task as revolutionaries is. In other news the Teamsters endorse no candidate for president! We read some liberal meltdowns Chris gathered on Threads in a new experimental segment. Opening segment is from Matewan (1987) one of the most important union movies ever made. Support us on Patreon if you like what you hear, and check out our Facebook page for all the latest leftist memes kids are sharing these days. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theleftop/support

    53 min

  7. 14 SEPT

    Do Not Vote For Your Enemy

    If you caught the debate between Kamala and Trump earlier this week this should already be obvious, that as socialists, Marxists, communists we do not support neither the Republican Party nor the Democrat party, each with their violently reactionary or inaction toward key issues that affect the working class. Both are puppets for imperialism, war, genocide, strike breaking and will do nothing to halt climate change. So what do we do? What is the Marxist position on bourgeois elections? We are joined by Mark Jay of Firebrand to discuss his recent article "Why Socialists Don't Vote For 0ur Enemies." We then get into the A"C"P Patzi position on immigration regarding the debunked and slanderous Haitian migrant rumors about pet eating. https://firebrand.red/2024/08/why-socialists-dont-vote-for-our-enemies/ To watch us live record every Thursday at 730 EST https://twitch.tv/marxistarchaeologist Doug's latest article: https://firebrand.red/2024/09/wandering-in-the-void-the-dead-end-of-national-bolshevism/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theleftop/support

    1 h y 2 min

  8. 8 SEPT

    The Problem of the Israeli Proletariat

    Conditions are grim in Gaza as doctors, physicians, nurses and aid workers describe the scene that is hundreds of times worse than what we see on alternative media like X and TikTok. The death toll at this point is in the hundreds of thousands with no apparent help coming nor the bombing to be let up with the looming US election of Harris, who vows to continue the weapons faucet to Israel. Their other ally, Germany, is experiencing a resurgence in the far right party AfD as they climb in the polls as the crisis for the working class gets worse and worse with no viable Left option. The second half of the program, Aaron explores an article by the ISR and Matzpen on the problems of the Israeli proletariat. Are they even capable of breaking with Zionism? What would a revolution in Palestine look like and who would lead it? These are not easy questions and frankly I hope I can be convinced otherwise but I see no help coming from the Israeli proletariat either. https://www.marxist.com/explosion-of-anger-against-netanyahu-in-israel-hostages-blood-is-on-his-hands.htm https://isreview.org/issue/110/whats-matter-israeli-working-class/index.html https://youtu.be/xwsq3PIQmSI --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theleftop/support

    1 h y 12 min
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