SocialistStories حكايات اشتراكية

This book (127pg) discusses a very important, but often ignored event in history: the wholesale slaughter of communists and working class sympathizers in Indonesia. The name of the book "Constructive Bloodbath in Indonesia" is the authors sarcastic way of pointing out this lack of interest in what can only be described as a horrible, inhuman massacre. Started by the military, with the support, backing, and encouragement of amerikkka and britain, the massacre was carried out by different elements of society, all with clear instructions from the top and under the general control of the military. The main perpetrators besides the military itself were nationalist youth groups and reactionary islamic groups, both of whose political philosophies to this day focus an inordinate amount of hatred towards communists.

This short narrative play (17pg) written by Dario Fo in 1978 mocks stalinists, maoists, and other fake "communists" who have no faith whatsoever in normal people, and who want to lord over and control the people, as rulers have always done in the past, but this time with a "progressive" face. Fo also continually makes the point that the strenth of the people is unbeatable and can never fail if they are united for a common goal, and that the people should never give up their power, or else face oppression. The tiger in the story symbolizes the strenth of the people. Dario Fo wrote this play after he became disillusioned with maoism, after a short period of being attracted to it. Enjoy comrades:

Liberation:

The Story of the Tiger - Dario Fo.pdf

Reality / News
by Mario Benedetti

For europeans
stalinism
was
a reality
while
for us
it was just
news
that's why we
never really understood it

on the other hand
for us
cuba and nicaragua
are basic
and fundamental
realities
while
for them
they're just
news
that's why they
never really understood them

Liberation:

Reality ; News - Mario Benedetti.pdf