Jon and Matt were joined by Makasi Motema to discuss the current situation in the US and  the potential for revolution. Makasi is a Marxist Leninist activist and writer living in the New York City area. His work can be found at Workers World.  

Discussed in this Episode: 

- Makasi's political development 

-  The situation in the  US in 2021 that Makasi poses make the nation ripe for revolution. He wrote about this in his recent article. 

- How to argue against some of the major accusations made about socialist/communist countries

- Why we should never believe/repeat US government claims about alleged US enemy nations

- Enough with the fetishization of the Nordic countries as the "ideal" socialism 

Makasi's Work: Please Support Him!

Makasi's latest article, Is the United States Facing a Revolutionary Situation

All of Makasi's writing can be found at Workers World 

Our Work:

Read our "In the Context of Empire" blog with corresponding and expanded posts to this content!

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