Syria and the Left: Time to Break the Silence

http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/10/20/syria-and-the-left-time-to-break-the-silence/
Date Written:  2016-10-20
Publisher:  CounterPunch
Year Published:  2016
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX20022

The cold, hard reality of the war in Syria is that the violence, bloodshed, and chaos continues unabated while the Left, such as it is, continues on in a state of schizophrenic madness. Different points of view, conflicting ideological tendencies, and a misunderstanding of the reality of the conflict are all relevant issues to be interrogated, with civility and reasoned debate in short supply. The Left does need to seriously self-reflect though about just how it responds to crises of imperialism and issues of war and peace.

Subject Headings

• Syria