DSA icepick memes and WSWS: normalizing violence against the left

<p>Neo-Stalinist memes attacking Trotsky-style socialists are put in historical and social context in conversation with Eric London and Joseph Kishore of WSWS.org. This expansive discussion covers much ground in addition the "icepick discourse," including the devastating impact of the ruling class's weak response to Covid-19.&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>CITATIONS:<br> <a href="https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/22/dsal-m22.html">An Open Letter</a> to Maria Svart, National Director of DSA: by David North<br> <a href="https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/18/pers-m18.html">Praising the crimes of Stalinism:</a> The DSA and the assassination of Leon Trotsky<br> <a href="https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/20/anni-a20.html">Trotsky's Last Year</a>, a 6-part series by David North<br> <a href="https://www.wsws.org/en/special/pages/library.html">Resources</a> at WSWS and Marxist Library<br> <a href="https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/06/07/inte-j07.html">Eric/Joe in conversation with with Chris Richards</a> (video and transcript)</p> <p><br></p> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app">https://anchor.fm/app</a> Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/brook-hines/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/brook-hines/support</a>