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,A BRAVE EXP]IM5T 9 P>TICIPATORY1 DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM IS UND] ?REAT FROM A !OCRATIC1 FASCI/1 DEA? CULT4 ,A COALITION ( AU?ORIT>IAN AUTOCRACIES1 ,MIDDLE-,EA/]N MON>*IES & IMP]IAL & FAUX-IMP]IAL P[]S LAUN* AIR/RIKES 9 SUPPORT ( FI<T]S RESI/+ ! RAPID ADVANCE ( BLACK-CLAD ,ISLAMI/S4 ,!SE RESI/ANCE FI<T]S - DEF5D+ A PROGRESSIVE1 SOCIALI/ 5CLAVE 9 A CIVIL W>-TORN C\NTRY - HAVE BE5 LI/$ AS A T]RORI/ ORGANIZATION = ALMO/ ?REE DECADES BY ! V>I\S COALITION P>TN]S1 BUT >E N[ 9 RECEIPT ( TRA9+ & WEAPONRY = USE 9 !IR W> AGA9/ ?IS NASC5T ,ISLAMIC ,/ATE4 ,MEAN:ILE1 ONE NOM9AL MEMB] ( ! ANTI-,I,S COALITION1 CONDUCTS RAIDS & ATTACKS =CES )9 ITS [N BORD]S LOYAL TO ! GU]RILLAS FI<T+ ,I,S4 ,!Y PREF] JIHADI/ SLAU<T] ACROSS ! BORD] TO !IR [N POPULACE'S B\RGEON+ CALLS = JU/ICE & AUTONOMY4 ,TWELVE MON?S AGO A FALT]+ ,P,M LO/ A VOTE TO BOMB 9 SUPPORT ( REBELS ?AT N[ =M ! RUMP ( ,I,S,I,S4 ,HE S5T WEAPONS VIA REGIONAL P>TN]S 9/EAD4 ,G5]ALS N[ CALL = PRAGMATIC ALLIANCES ) REGIMES !Y LA/ YE> W]E CLOSE TO BOMB+4 ,ALLIANCES AGA9/ ! LESS] ( EVILS4 ,I,S,I,S'S RANKS >E SWELL$ BY FOOT SOLDI]S FROM ALL OV] ! WORLD 5?RALL$ BY ! BRUTAL F]OCITY & RI<TE\S $ICTS ( ,ISLAMISM4 ,*AOS REIGNS4 

,9 A SITUATION AK9 TO E>LY #b? C5TURY ,EUROPE1 !RE IS A TANGL$ WEB ( RUDIM5T>Y ALLIANCES & RIVALRIES1 ) EA* ACTOR ?REAT5$ BY CONT95T-WIDE 9T]NEC9E W>F>E ?AT SEEMS TO HAVE BECOME ! HALLM>K ( ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/4 

,! LEFT'S RESPONSE TO !SE EV5TS HAS BE5 WOEFULLY 9ADEQUATE4 ,PREOCCUPI$ ) A DOGMATIC ANTI-,AM]ICANISM ?AT PREA*ES AGA9/ ANY 9T]V5TION BY ,WE/]N P[]S1 !Y'VE BE5 SL[ TO REALIZE ! NATURE ( ! ,ROJAVAN REVOLUTION & ! ?REAT IT FACES FROM ,DAE%_/,I,S,I,S COLUMNS4 ,:ILE PROPAGAT+ AGA9/ ,WE/]N IMP]IALISM1 !Y HAVE (F]$ LITTLE SUPPORT TO A FL$GL+ CAUSE ?AT (F]S A R>E GLIMPSE ( PROGRESSIVE1 DEMOCRATIC1 SOCIALI/1 WORK+ CLASS ORGANIZATION 9 A P>T ( ! WORLD :]E POLITICS IS SYNONYM\S ) E?NO-RELIGI\S 5MITY4 

,!RE IS LITTLE D\BT ?AT ! SE$S IF ,I,S,I,S'S T]RIFY+LY FA/ GR[? W]E S[N 9 ! 9VASION ( ,IRAQ 9 #b#c4 ,! REMOVAL ( ,SADDAM1 A TYRANNICAL1 SECUL> ,BA'A?I/1 OP5$ A ,P&ORA'S BOX ( SECT>IAN CONFLICT & REK9DL$ OLD ANIMOSITIES ?AT W]E ONCE CRU%$ UND] HIS IRON FI/4 ,WE CAN PO/ULATE ?AT ! ROOTS ( ,ISLAMIC EXTREMISM CAN BE TRAC$ FUR!R BACK 9TO ! DAYS :5 ! SUN NEV] SET - & ! BLOOD NEV] DRI$ - UPON ! ,EMPIRE4 ,! C>V+ UP ( T]RITORY & SPH]ES ( 9FLU5CE AFT] ! FALL ( ! ,OTTOMANS - ,! ,SYKES-,PICOT ,AGREEM5T - HAS LEFT 9DELIBLE SC>S ACROSS ! REGION4 

,E/ABLI%+ >BITR>Y BORD]S BY DECREE2 QUA%+ 9DEP5D5CE MOVEM5TS BY =CE2 EXTRACT+ & EXPORT+ NATURAL WEAL? FROM ! L& = ! B5EFIT ( ,EUROPEAN ELITES2 TOPPL+ DEMOCRATICALLY ELECT$ LEAD]S :O WI% TO *ALL5GE ! ECONOMIC DOM9ANCE ( COLONIAL P[]S2 SUPPORT+ VILE DICTATOR%IPS 9S(> AS !Y DON'T DI/URB ,WE/]N PROP]TY OR HEGEMONY - ?IS IS ! ,WE/'S HI/ORY 9 ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/1 ! ,I,S,I,S BLOODBA? IS ITS LEGACY4 

,LEFTI/ MOVEM5TS1 SECUL> NATIONALISM & PAN-,>ABISM HAVE BE5 SUP]S$$ BY ! GR[? ( A POLITICAL1 MILITANT ,ISLAM :I* MANIFE/S ITSELF 9 ! BEHEAD+ ( APO/ATES1 MURD] ( OPPON5TS & N[1 ! MASSACRE ( ,KURDS4 ,!Y >E HONE/ AB\T !IR BRUTALITY & P>ADE !IR SADISM ONL9E AS IF IT W]E A BADGE ( HONOR4 ,! EGALIT>IAN G5D]-BALANCE 9 ,KURDI% ,PEOPLE'S ,PROTECTION ,UNITS RILES !IR FI<T]S1 AS DOES ! ,ROJAVAN EXP]IM5T 9 LIB]T>IAN SOCIALISM4 ,! ,KURDS FACE VICTORY OR DEA?4 

,TURKEY'S 9ITIAL 9TRANSIG5CE 9 AID+ ,KURDS ACROSS ! BORD] IS UNSURPRIS+4 ,!Y FE> SUCCESSFUL ,KURDI% AUTONOMY MORE ?AN !Y FE> JIHADI/S4 ,!IR DECADES-LONG W> AGA9/ ! ,KURDI/AN ,WORK]'S ,P>TY DOES NOT +RATIATE !M TO ! ,KURDI% CAUSE & !Y >E MORE BO!R$ ) REALPOLITIK ?AN ) ANY HUMANIT>IAN CONC]NS4 ,9 ! REGION1 ,TURKEY IS NOT ALONE 9 EI!R ITS TACIT OR ACTIVE SUPPORT = ,I,S,I,S4 ,AL?\< O/5SIBLY P>TS ( ! ANTI-,I,S,I,S ALLI$ COALITION1 ,SAUDI ,>ABIA & ,QAT> HAVE DONE LITTLE TO ASSUAGE FE>S ?AT !Y HAVE FUND$ ! ,SUNNI ,SALAFI/ JIHADIS AGA9/ ! ,%IA REGIME ( ,BA%> AL-,ASSAD4 ,!IR BR& ( FUNDAM5TALI/ ,ISLAMO-FASCISM DOESN'T /RAY F> FROM ! ,WAHHABISM ( ! ,H\SE ( ,SAUD4 

,ISLAMIC ,/ATE'S RAPID GR[? WAS SPURR$ ON 9 O!R WAYS4 ,! SECT>IANISM ( ,IRAQ'S ,%IA GOV]NM5T CONTRIBUT$ TO ,SUNNI GRIEVANCES & LEGITIMIZ$ - 9 ! M9DS ( MANY DIS5FRAN*IZ$ ,SUNNI'S - ! ACTIONS ( 9SURG5TS1 ADD+ FUEL TO ! FIRE ( RELIGI\S EXTREMISM4 ,/ATE ( ! >T ,U,S MILIT>Y EQUIPM5T LEFT BY A RETREAT+ ,U,S-TRA9$ ,IRAQI >MY FURNI%$ ,I,S,I,S AS A =MIDABLE FI<T+ =CE1 ABLE TO TAKE ON CONV5TIONAL >MIES4 ,SIMIL>LY1 ,AM]ICAN & ,EUROPEAN MILIT>Y AID = ANTI-,ASSAD =CES 9SIDE ,SYRIA HAS UND\BT$LY PASS$ 9TO ,I,S,I,S'S H&S 9 ! WAKE ( !IR MASSIVE UPSURGE4 

,! LEFT NE$S TO MOVE BEYOND IT'S RHETORICAL TWI/S-&-TURNS & CONFRONT ! SITUATION AS IT IS4 ,!IR HOLL[ CALLS = SOLID>ITY >E BELI$ BY ! EMPHASIS !Y PLACE ON CRITIQU+ ,U,S 9T]V5TION AGA9/ ,ISLAMIC ,/ATE RA!R ?AN EMPHASIZ+ ! DIRE CONSEQU5CES ,I,S,I,S VICTORY W\LD BR+ TO ! PEOPLE 9 REVOLUTION>Y ,KURDI/AN4 ,IT IS PO9TLESS TO PRET5D ?AT ,WE/]N 9T]V5TION IS PR$ICAT$ ON A LIB]AL B5EVOL5CE AS OPPOS$ TO GEOPOLITICAL CONSID]ATIONS4 ,BUT COORD9AT$ AIR/RIKES & ! SUPPLY ( HEAVY WEAPONRY1 TRA9+ & 9TELLIG5CE TO ! ,Y,P,G_/,Y,P,J RESI/ANCE MAY BE ! ONLY HOPE ! PEOPLE ( ,ROJAVA HAVE ( SURVIVAL4 ,! ALT]NATIVE IS RAPE1 MURD]1 TORTURE & 5SLAVEM5T4 ,! LEFT'S REFUSAL TO RECOGNIZE REALITIES & DETA* !MSELVES FROM AN \TDAT$ VIEW ( ! WORLD ) ! ,AM]ICAN-IMP]IALI/ BOOGEYMAN AS ! NUMB] ONE BETE NOIRE ( ! 9T]NATIONAL PROLET>IAT IS SYMPTOMATIC ( !IR PR$ICAM5T4 ,!Y >E ON ! DEF5SIVE1 /UCK 9 A FE$BACK LOOP ( NEGAT+ ANY?+ & EV]Y?+ ! ,U,S DOES BE=E DEF5D+ POSITIVE EXAMPLES ( ACTUALLY-LIV$ SOCIAL ALT]NATIVES ?AT >E FAC+ EXT9CTION4 

,W\LD ! ANTI-,AM]ICAN1 IDEOLOGICAL PURITANS ( ! LEFT HAVE TAK5 ISSUE ) ,BRITI% ,/ATE AID TO ! ,SPANI% ,REPUBLIC 9 ! #a#i#cS8 ,W\LD !Y HAVE PREF]R$ TO SEE ! ,NAZIS M>AUD+ ?R\< ,EUROPE RA!R ?AN ALIGN !MSELVES ) ,ANGLO-,AM]ICAN IMP]IALISM8 ,PEOPLE >E DY+ DEF5D+ ! PR9CIPLES ( EQUALITY & FRE$OM AGA9/ B>B>ISM & ADH]5CE TO AN ANA*RONISM DOES NO?+ 9 !IR FAVOR4 

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