Episode 86: National Liberation or American Patriotism?

<p>Episode 86: National Liberation or American Patriotism?</p> <p><br></p> <p>Guest: Hassan M.</p> <p>Hassan M. is a contributing editor for Peoples Anti-Colonial Press (pa-cp.org). His writing can be found at shatteringhegemony.wordpress.com and on Twitter at @19hassan49.</p> <p><br></p> <p>American communists have proposed that appealing to a sense of American patriotism is important for socialist organizing. In this episode, we use a Marxist perspective to uncover deeper questions which lie behind the idea of patriotism, frame US imperialism as a principal contradiction, and understand the role of Black and Indigenous nationalism.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Host: Rick.</p> <p>Rick is a citizen of the Comanche Nation, and has a masters degree in Indigenous Peoples Law, from the University of Oklahoma.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Intro Music: “Turning Into Me” by Jericho Salt</p>