Interesting observations in this short video clip of US Marxist Michael Parenti, who reflects on the question of ‘relative’ and absolute oppression, and points out the absurdity of oppression hierarchies.
What should be the perspective of workers in struggle – unity along lines of class, or division along lines of identity?
Whose interest does the current obsession with identity groupings serve?
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Marxism and the Emancipation of Women, Ed: Ella Rule
Bourgeois Nationalism or Proletarian Internationalism? by Harpal Brar