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DESCRIPTION:Sunday Morning at the Marxist Library\n
\nTurkey, Syria, and the 
 Kurds\n\nOur confirmed speaker is ICSS member Mehmet Bayram, freelance 
 journalist, who currently writes for the Sendika.org news outlet, which has 
 been shut down 62 times by the Turkish government. He has recently returned 
 from Turkey and will clarify the situation. Here’s a preview:  Turkish 
 invasion of Syria serves many purposes for the Turkish regime.  It 
 distracts the masses from the harsh economic realities of capitalism, it 
 unites the Turkish people fed with nationalism behind the fascist dictator 
 when his voter support has fallen below 40%, it kindles the old flame of 
 building the Islamic-Turkish empire that died after the WW1, it legitimizes 
 the barbaric attacks with the long held hatred against the Kurds, it 
 demands funds from the West to keep the "hordes of refugees” from 
 reaching the metropolitan centers of Europe, and, yes, it exposes the 
 hypocrisy of imperialism, to be used as blackmail against Erdoğan’s 
 bosses that created him.  Erdoğan is trying to capitalize on the 
 contradictions within the imperialist camp and tries playing one against 
 the other by forcing the issues that will benefit his presidency and him 
 personally, until, of course, his personal wealth is put on the table. 
  The victims of course are the Kurds, Arabs, Yazidis, Armenians.  This 
 invasion, supported by the imperialist centers has become an ethnic 
 cleansing tool for the Turkish racist nationalists to use against the 
 Kurds.\n\nSunday, Nov 3, 2019 – 10:30am-12:30pm\n6501 Telegraph Ave, 
 Oakland (just North of Alcatraz Ave.)\nFREE — but we will pass the hat to 
 support ICSS — FREE\n\nAbout Sunday Morning at the Marxist Library\nA 
 weekly discussion series inspired by our respect for the work of Karl Marx 
 and our belief that his work will remain as important for the class 
 struggles of the future as they have been for the past. \n\nFor info or to 
 subscribe to our weekly announcements, \nCall Gene Ruyle at 510-332-3865 or 
 email: cuyleruyle@mac.com\nFor our full schedule, go to icssmarx.org 
 \nLabor donated by ICSS volunteers\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/31/18827751.php
SUMMARY:Turkey, Syria, and the Kurds
LOCATION:NPML - Marxist Library\n6501 Telegraph Ave, Oakland (just North of Alcatraz 
 Ave.)
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/31/18827751.php
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