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Henry Hakamäki

Millennials Are Killing Capitalism

In Defense of Liberation

No Easy Answers 

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Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro

Domenico Losurdo

In this episode we discuss the brand new authorized English translation of Domenico Losurdo’s Stalin: History and Critique of a Black Legend, pre-orders are now being fulfilled, from Iskra Books.  Joining us for this conversation are the translators of the text Henry Hakamäki and Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro.  Henry Hakamäki is best known as the co-host of the Guerrilla History podcast. And of course among many other things, he is also the co-translator and editor of the book we will be discussing today. You can follow him on Twitter at @huck1995. Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro is Professor at the Geography Department of SUNY New Paltz and is chief editor for the journal Capitalism Nature Socialism.  His book Socialist States and the Environment is available from Pluto Press.  We talk to the two translators about why this book has taken so long to receive an authorized translation into English. How Henry and Salvatore got involved in the project. We also talk about how the book helps us deconstruct and reorient ideas and understandings about Stalin’s legacy and in doing so hopefully helps to pave the way for better understandings of the larger social processes during a critical era of Soviet History as well.  We talk about how Losurdo addresses the false equivalence often made between Stalin and Hitler. Which also sets up a false equivalency between fascism and communism. Our guests discuss problem of comparing abstract universalist ideals with concrete attempts to build socialism. How Losurdo deals with and situates the purges and terror with regards to Stalin’s legacy as well as contradictory charges that Stalin was both bumbling and incompetent and an absolute dictator that made every decision of any importance across the whole of the USSR. We close with some discussion of Stalin on the national question and his stance on language in the early USSR. The book is available now for pre-order and we will include a link in the show notes where folks can purchase the book. The free pdf should be available through the Iskra Books website by August 9th. We also just want to send a shout-out to Guerrilla History the podcast which Henry is a regular co-host. They have another episode on the book that is out that goes in more detail over some of the aspects of the book that we do not touch on as much so check that out and while you’re there subscribe and check out their other content and support their work if you appreciate what they do. And lastly this is our fifth episode of the month of July. We did hit our goal for new patrons for the month, so thanks to everyone who contributed to that. And if you have been thinking about becoming a patron of the show we can always use your support to sustain what we do here. You can become a patron of the show for as little as $1 a month at patreon.com/millennialsarekillingcapitalism Links: Purchase the book (paperback) Purchase the book (hardback) Free PDF will be available here in the coming days Guerrilla History episode on the book 

In this episode we discuss the brand new authorized English translation of Domenico Losurdo’s Stalin: History and Critique of a Black Legend, pre-orders are now being fulfilled, from <a href="https://www.iskrabooks.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Iskra Books</a>.  Joining us for this conversation are the translators of the text Henry Hakamäki and Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro.  Henry Hakamäki is best known as the co-host of the <a href="https://guerrillahistory.libsyn.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Guerrilla History</a> podcast. And of course among many other things, he is also the co-translator and editor of the book we will be discussing today. You can follow him on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/huck1995" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@huck1995</a>. Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro is Professor at the Geography Department of SUNY New Paltz and is chief editor for the journal <a href="https://www.cnsjournal.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Capitalism Nature Socialism</a>.  His book <a href="https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745340418/socialist-states-and-the-environment/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Socialist States and the Environment</a> is available from Pluto Press.  We talk to the two translators about why this book has taken so long to receive an authorized translation into English. How Henry and Salvatore got involved in the project. We also talk about how the book helps us deconstruct and reorient ideas and understandings about Stalin’s legacy and in doing so hopefully helps to pave the way for better understandings of the larger social processes during a critical era of Soviet History as well.  We talk about how Losurdo addresses the false equivalence often made between Stalin and Hitler. Which also sets up a false equivalency between fascism and communism. Our guests discuss problem of comparing abstract universalist ideals with concrete attempts to build socialism. How Losurdo deals with and situates the purges and terror with regards to Stalin’s legacy as well as contradictory charges that Stalin was both bumbling and incompetent and an absolute dictator that made every decision of any importance across the whole of the USSR. We close with some discussion of Stalin on the national question and his stance on language in the early USSR. The book is available now for pre-order and we will include a link in the show notes where folks can purchase the book. The free pdf should be available through the Iskra Books website by August 9th. We also just want to send a shout-out to <a href="https://guerrillahistory.libsyn.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Guerrilla History</a> the podcast which Henry is a regular co-host. They have <a href="https://guerrillahistory.libsyn.com/stalin-history-critique-of-a-black-legend-w-salvatore-engel-di-mauro-david-peat" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">another episode on the book</a> that is out that goes in more detail over some of the aspects of the book that we do not touch on as much so check that out and while you’re there subscribe and check out their other content and <a href="https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">support their work</a> if you appreciate what they do. And lastly this is our fifth episode of the month of July. We did hit our goal for new patrons for the month, so thanks to everyone who contributed to that. And if you have been thinking about becoming a patron of the show we can always use your support to sustain what we do here. You can become a patron of the show for as little as $1 a month at <a href="http://patreon.com/millennialsarekillingcapitalism" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/millennialsarekillingcapitalism</a> Links: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/stalin-history-and-critique-of-a-black-legend-domenico-losurdo/20275671?ean=9781088162545" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Purchase the book (paperback)</a> <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/stalin-history-and-critique-of-a-black-legend-domenico-losurdo/20279375?ean=9781087884714" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Purchase the book (hardback)</a> <a href="https://www.iskrabooks.org/stalin-history-and-critique" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Free PDF will be available here in the coming days</a> <a href="https://guerrillahistory.libsyn.com/stalin-history-critique-of-a-black-legend-w-salvatore-engel-di-mauro-david-peat" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Guerrilla History episode on the book</a>

Responding to a “Barrage of Nonsense” - Henry Hakamäki and Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro On Domenico Losurdo’s Stalin: History and Critique of a Black Legend

In this episode I had cohost of Guerrilla History Podcast, Henry Hakamäki, to discuss quite a few things. We started by discussing some of the great conversations and lessons Henry himself has been able to take from the episodes they have done with guests such as Comrade Joma (Jose Maria Sison), Vijay Prashad, Immanuel Ness, Gerald Horne, and plenty of other incredible guests, and how folks need to be taking these conversations and using them to guide their actions, not simply consume them and become self-absorbed in "self-knowledge". Information and education is meant to be shared, used, and operated with in order to change our material reality- not simply to fill one's own mind with. Then we began discussing some of the issues facing Western Leftists, generally, in terms of lacking organization and active mobilization, as well as the difficulties in connecting to the struggles of other nations and people worldwide, especially by those in the West who seem to have no interest in an anti-Imperialist movement. We then closed out on some discussion of books we've recently read and things we thing folks should check out. I hope you enjoy the show, please check out Guerrilla History Podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and elsewhere, check out Adnan's show, and Breht's two shows as well, (The Majlis | Podcast on Spotify , Revolutionary Left Radio. , Guerrilla History (libsyn.com) ) and please be sure to also go follow Henry on Twitter, @Huck1995  Stay safe comrades, be well and go fucking organize!  Peace and solidarity to you all, any questions, comments or concerns please email me (indefenseofliberation@gmail.com) or hit me up on Tiktok, Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook by searching In Defense of Liberation. Thanks a ton!

In this episode I had cohost of Guerrilla History Podcast, Henry Hakamäki, to discuss quite a few things. We started by discussing some of the great conversations and lessons Henry himself has been able to take from the episodes they have done with guests such as Comrade Joma (Jose Maria Sison), Vijay Prashad, Immanuel Ness, Gerald Horne, and plenty of other incredible guests, and how folks need to be taking these conversations and using them to guide their actions, not simply consume them and become self-absorbed in "self-knowledge". Information and education is meant to be shared, used, and operated with in order to change our material reality- not simply to fill one's own mind with. Then we began discussing some of the issues facing Western Leftists, generally, in terms of lacking organization and active mobilization, as well as the difficulties in connecting to the struggles of other nations and people worldwide, especially by those in the West who seem to have no interest in an anti-Imperialist movement. We then closed out on some discussion of books we've recently read and things we thing folks should check out. I hope you enjoy the show, please check out Guerrilla History Podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and elsewhere, check out Adnan's show, and Breht's two shows as well, (<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0nZKmWviaYXBtqwuxOpbbD" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Majlis | Podcast on Spotify</a> , <a href="https://www.revolutionaryleftradio.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Revolutionary Left Radio.</a> , <a href="https://guerrillahistory.libsyn.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Guerrilla History (libsyn.com)</a> ) and please be sure to also go follow Henry on Twitter, @Huck1995 Stay safe comrades, be well and go fucking organize! Peace and solidarity to you all, any questions, comments or concerns please email me (indefenseofliberation@gmail.com) or hit me up on Tiktok, Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook by searching In Defense of Liberation. Thanks a ton!

Western Leftists, the Need for Action, and Other Questions with Henry Hakamäki (cohost of Guerrilla History Podcast) 

David Feldman

I was invited on the David Feldman Show by my friend and comrade Henry Hakamäki from the Guerilla History podcast. I was really happy to talk with Henry - and if you haven't checked out both Guerilla History and the David Feldman Show, I'd highly recommend checking those out. You can unlock the video for this episode at our Patreon! David Feldman's show is like a 7-hour show twice a week. It's totally insane that 14 hours of content a week are produced for that show. *mind blown* Guerilla History is a podcast that is a "must listen" for me any time they release a new episode. We talked about my most recent (at the time) episode called "There is no greater con than the American Dream." Here's a link to the speech I delivered that I mentioned during the course of my conversation. Permanent Links Below…  Follow us on      Social Media: Twitter Facebook Medium Patreon Join the      discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/noeasyanswerspodcast Send in a voice      message: https://anchor.fm/noeasyanswers/message Visit our      Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/noeasyanswers Hang out with us      on Discord: https://discord.gg/4RHEEhdxy5 One-off      Contribution: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/julestaylormusic Comments,      concerns, criticisms, and vitriol: noeasyanswerspodcast@gmail.com Music provided      by: Self-Taut --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/noeasyanswers/support

I was invited on the <a href="https://davidfeldmanshow.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Feldman Show</a> by my friend and comrade <a href="https://twitter.com/Huck1995" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Henry Hakamäki</a> from the <a href="https://guerrillahistory.libsyn.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Guerilla History podcast</a>. I was really happy to talk with Henry - and if you haven't checked out both Guerilla History and the David Feldman Show, I'd highly recommend checking those out. You can <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/david-feldman-57990022?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&amp;utm_source=copy_to_clipboard&amp;utm_campaign=postshare" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">unlock the video for this episode</a> at our Patreon! David Feldman's show is like a 7-hour show twice a week. It's totally insane that 14 hours of content a week are produced for that show. *mind blown* Guerilla History is a podcast that is a "must listen" for me any time they release a new episode. We talked about my most recent (at the time) episode called "There is no greater con than the American Dream." Here's a <a href="https://youtu.be/xiLASJIQHog?t=1804" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">link to the speech I delivered</a> that I mentioned during the course of my conversation. Permanent Links Below… <ul> <li>Follow us on      Social Media: <a href="https://www.twitter.com/noeasyanswerpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter </a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/noeasyanswerspodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook </a><a href="https://julestaylor-27979.medium.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Medium </a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/noeasyanswers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a></li> <li>Join the      discussion: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/noeasyanswerspodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/noeasyanswerspodcast</a></li> <li>Send in a voice      message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/noeasyanswers/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/noeasyanswers/message</a></li> <li>Visit our      Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/noeasyanswers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/noeasyanswers</a></li> <li>Hang out with us      on Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/4RHEEhdxy5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/4RHEEhdxy5</a></li> <li>One-off      Contribution: <a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/julestaylormusic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/julestaylormusic</a></li> <li>Comments,      concerns, criticisms, and vitriol: <a href="mailto:noeasyanswerspodcast@gmail.com">noeasyanswerspodcast@gmail.com</a></li> <li>Music provided      by: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/samuel-thomas-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Self-Taut </a></li></ul>--- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/noeasyanswers/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/noeasyanswers/support</a>