The largest anti-imperialist, anti-capitalist struggle in the world today is occurring in India.
And what do you hear from western media? Crickets.
They lose their shit at one (1) protest in China with single-digit attendance, but ignore millions striking & protesting in India.
And what do you hear from western media? Crickets.
They lose their shit at one (1) protest in China with single-digit attendance, but ignore millions striking & protesting in India.
The bare minimum reporting that they do allow is entirely devoid of detail
That's because the protests are against the very corporations that have purchased the souls of the western media - and whose neo-liberal agenda they push dutifully. No wonder they're not interested.
That's because the protests are against the very corporations that have purchased the souls of the western media - and whose neo-liberal agenda they push dutifully. No wonder they're not interested.
In this podcast, we talk about what you won't find in western media: the context and background, and why and how people are protesting.
At the end, we also discuss what western leftists can take away from this unparalleled exercise in mass mobilization.
At the end, we also discuss what western leftists can take away from this unparalleled exercise in mass mobilization.
And in the background, we have a slideshow of images and videos from ground zero showing the true extent of the mobilization
It's a makeshift village right there on the highways to Delhi, with facilities for sleeping, cooking, organizing speeches and debates, and even libraries.
It's a makeshift village right there on the highways to Delhi, with facilities for sleeping, cooking, organizing speeches and debates, and even libraries.
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