The National Question: Nations & Self-Determination | Socialism 101

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Further Resources (In Order of Appearance):

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Works Cited (In Order of Appearance):

Walter Rodney, 2018. The Russian Revolution: A View from the Third World. p.33

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Timestamps:

00:00 Bourgeois Nationalism or Left-Wing National Liberation?
00:36 Title
01:03 What is a Nation?
03:43 The Bolshevik Position
04:50 Oppressor & Oppressed Nations
05:57 The Task of Oppressor Nations
07:29 The Task of Oppressed Nations
09:07 Conclusions
09:57 A Note on “Socialist Patriotism” and Mao
12:50 “Soviet Patriotism?”
13:55 Further Reading
15:11 Credits

[Marxism_Today]

Just set up a Twitch channel - expect regular livestreams to start soon:
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[RyszardRudy]

You're just in time, as Putin made his 1 hour speech on how Lenin was wrong with his national question.

[nathanielcrawley]

After listening to Putin's comments on Lenin prior to the invasion of Ukraine. I have been thinking about the national question and the connection between Connolly's thinking and Lenin's on the subject. Thanks for synthesizing these views. Love your content and Solidarity bro.

[AP-pkmk]

This is the first time I've heard a white person utter the words "new Africa" or "new Africans" 👀

Great video 👍🏾

[toontrooper]

It's crazy how every question I have about communism has had an answer. Previous revolutionaries thought of, did and said everything.

[unpredictableaxolotl]

I've been sleeping on the 101 series and I really need to get back into it. This was excellent.

[dhunter]

Fantastic Paul! The bit at the end on the revolutionary communists of Russia and China not waiving the bourgeois state flags in their struggle hits so hard.

[isaiahcastillo]

Self-Determination for Puerto Rico! Liberation is the only way to freedom!

[Dhumm]

@13:35 I've recently observed suspiciously high-profile "Patriotic American Socialists" assert that Lenin was a Russian patriot *BEFORE* the socialist revolution, and strongly imply that he waved the flag of the Czarist autocracy(!)...whilst literally waving the flag of U.$. imperialism the whole time, and weaving in countless far-right talking points.

[Omesh]

I just found your channel from hakims recommended list and i must say i love your effort in educating the lazy communist who don’t read theory or the ones who want to kann more about the left! Ljubov kon moj komrad (bosnian)

[JFLOJUDO]

Thanks so much for clearing this issue up. There’s been a drama on left twitter about American “leftist patriots.”

[Fatmoviewatcher]

Fantastic video as always Paul, you explain things so much clearer than most books.

[Uytob]

Great video, always appreciate further education in video form :)

[dinnerwithfranklin]

Your work is so important and damn, it is good comrade. Thanks again!

[shifty]

Great video and thanks for introducing those resources too!

[nukadirtbag]

Well the timing on this one was certainly lined up well

[cambuhman]

How timely I just read this chapter in Foundations of Leninism :)

[erikmaluco]

Thank you for your effort to make these videos for us. They're excellent.

[CBleys]

I was late seeing this video, damn you YouTube and your bougie algo-masters!!!!

Great video as always, as soon as I'm off my 30 day ban on FB I'll be sharing this as far and as wide as I can.

[toontrooper]

Love love LOVE this video. I've had a lot of jumbled thoughts about this and it was great to hear you say the same thing but more coherently lmao.