Why does every successful socialist revolution seem to end up with strong-armed authoritarian leaders?
Join Triploi as we dive into the messy reality of why authoritarian tactics are needed to save revolutions, and what that means for the people living under them.
References and reading list:
Amin, S. (1990). Delinking: Towards a Polycentric World. Zed Books.
Dunbar-Ortiz, R. (2005). Blood on the Border: A Memoir of the Contra War. South End Press.
Federici, S. (2012). Revolution at Point Zero: Housework, Reproduction, and Feminist Struggle. PM Press.
Fitzpatrick, S. (2017). The Russian Revolution. Oxford University Press.
Han, D. (2008). The Unknown Cultural Revolution: Life and Change in a Chinese Village. Monthly Review Press.
Kollontai, A. (1921). The Workers' Opposition. Solidarity.
Nash, J. (1983). Women, Men and the International Division of Labor. SUNY Press.
Parenti, M. (1997). Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism. City Lights Publishers.
Parenti, M. (1992). Democracy for the Few. Wadsworth Publishing.
Randall, M. (2009). To Change the World: My Years in Cuba. Rutgers University Press.
Sankara, T. (2007). Thomas Sankara Speaks: The Burkina Faso Revolution, 1983-1987. Pathfinder Press.
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Ep 13: Australian Reckoning
Australia still holds at its center, celebration of an empire that has been dead for 70 years.
A nation that neither wants to face, nor reckon, with an identity it barely understands.
Join Triploi on a deep, compassionate, and surprisingly emotional dive into the history of Australia, a continent with generations of unhealed pain and suffering, that is long overdue its reckoning.
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EP 12: HOMEFRONT CIA!
The good ol' USA!
Land of the free, home of the brave, and headquarters of the most brutally violent and oppressive covert intelligence organisation of all time!
In this episode, we look at the history of the CIA and its involvement in shaping, creating, and ultimately destroying, democracy within the United States itself.
Also big shout out and thank you to Timo! for giving the show new and improved intro music.
Please follow Timo! on IG @ timo_aus
And you can hear more awesome Timo! beats here: https://tinyurl.com/ycxwceud
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Ep 11: Haitian Revolution 1790-2025
Haiti has been fighting for its freedom for more than 200 years, and the story of the Haitian people is one of the most inspiring yet devastating tales you will ever hear.
Join Triploi as we look into the history of the island of Ayiti, and its long, bloody, shocking, and breathtaking journey to freedom.
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Ep 10: What IS Fascism?
The word 'fascism' is thrown around carelessly and flippantly in the modern age of...well...fascism.Â
But what exactly IS fascism?
Join Triploi on a deep dive into the history of fascism, and the road it has taken over the past 100 years, to bring us to present hellscape we all know and love.
Throwing rocks at the propaganda machine by simply recounting honest history.
A podcast that examines historical events and how they impacted and shaped the world we live in today, while deconstructing the prevailing western capitalist propaganda that shapes most historical narratives.
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