Blackshirts and Reds - Part 2: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism By Michael Parenti

Listen to this episode from A Revolutionary's Reading List - Audiobooks on Spotify. *DISCLAIMER* THIS AUDIO WAS CORRUPTED DURING UPLOADING, WE HAVE RESOLVDE THIS ISSUE  Today we will be reading, Blackshirts and Reds by the amazing Dr Michael Parenti. Blackshirts & Reds explores some of the big issues of our time: fascism, capitalism, communism, revolution, democracy, and ecology. These terms are often bandied about, but seldom explored in the original and exciting way that has become Michael Parenti's trademark. Parenti shows how "rational fascism" renders service to capitalism, how corporate power undermines democracy, and how revolutions are a mass empowerment against the forces of exploitative privilege. He also maps out the external and internal forces that destroyed communism, and the disastrous impact of the "free-market" victory on eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. He affirms the relevance of taboo ideologies like Marxism, demonstrating the importance of class analysis in understanding political realities and dealing with the ongoing collision between ecology and global corporatism. To send me a message or next book/lecture suggestion, send me a message on my blog at A Revolutionary Reading List - Audiobooks • A podcast on Anchor